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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2004
Elliott Rothberg, Coral Springs, FL (US);
William Gil DE Montes, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
James M. Zardeskas, Pascoag, RI (US);
David I. Freed, Westborough, MA (US);
Michael J. Magill, Northboro, MA (US);
Satish Sharma, Randolph, MA (US);
Jon Gingrich, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Edward Boarini, Holliston, MA (US);
Elliott Rothberg, Coral Springs, FL (US);
William Gil De Montes, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
James M. Zardeskas, Pascoag, RI (US);
David I. Freed, Westborough, MA (US);
Michael J. Magill, Northboro, MA (US);
Satish Sharma, Randolph, MA (US);
Jon Gingrich, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Edward Boarini, Holliston, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a medical device with one or more of a variety of features. More particularly, embodiments of the invention relate to endoscopic devices that include one or more features that improve the use of the device. Examples of such features include chamfered edges and corners on, for example, the end effectors, a surface with a controlled finish also on, for example, the end effectors, a jaw with teeth and/or a tang having various configurations, a handle having soft-grip features, and/or an elongate member with varied rigidity.