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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2010
Applicants:
Yong MA, Cheshire, CT (US);
Russell S. Heinrich, Madison, CT (US);
Inventors:
Yong Ma, Cheshire, CT (US);
Russell S. Heinrich, Madison, CT (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Healthcare Group LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/28 (2006.01); B27F 7/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A surgical instrument comprising a handle portion, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle portion, and a tool adjacent the distal portion of the elongated body portion and having at least one jaw movable to a clamping position to clamp tissue. A tactile feedback system includes an expandable member extending from the handle portion, the expandable member providing a tactile indicator of a tissue parameter of tissue clamped by the least one jaw.
Published as:
CA2708646A1; EP2277458A1; US2011017802A1; AU2010202568A1; JP2011025023A; US8205779B2; US2012255985A1; US8544711B2; JP5467006B2; AU2010202568B2; EP2277458B1; ES2552457T3; EP2982313A1; CA2708646C;