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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:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Joseph A. Hoell, Jr., Dunbarton, NH (US);
David Carpenter, Jaffrey, NH (US);
Inventors:
Joseph A. Hoell, Jr., Dunbarton, NH (US);
David Carpenter, Jaffrey, NH (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2902 (2013.01); A61B 2017/292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2919 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2925 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument is provided having articulating, distal end rotation and tip rotational functions. The articulating function includes a wheel rotatable relative to a handle of the surgical instrument and operable to move an articulating section of the surgical instrument from a neutral or straight position to an articulated or bent position. The wheel incorporates a groove in the form of an Archimedes spiral to drive the articulating section between the neutral and bent positions.
Published as:
US2009088792A1; CA2640029A1; EP2044893A2; AU2008207558A1; JP2009082705A; EP2044893A3; EP2044893B1; JP5322097B2; US9707003B2;