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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Applicants:
Wenjie Deng, San Jose, CA (US);
William H. L. Chang, Milpitas, CA (US);
Dai D. Tong, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Wenjie Deng, San Jose, CA (US);
William H. L. Chang, Milpitas, CA (US);
Dai D. Tong, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
STRYKER CORPORATION, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01); B65D 43/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); B65D 43/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00142 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); G02B 23/2484 (2013.01); B65D 43/0235 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A housing for an instrument such as an endoscopic camera head is provided. The housing includes at least two parts which are attachable to each other by using tabs and grooves, creating a sealed and tamper-evident housing without the use of externally exposed fasteners. A tool for attaching the two parts and a method of its use are also provided.