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Rotatable articulating endoscopic fastening instrument

US5409498A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 5, 1992
Grant dateApr 25, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 5, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S227/901
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A new and improved endoscopic surgical instrument. The business head of the instrument is rotatable about its longitudinal axis and is also articulatable in and out of longitudinal alignment with the longitudinal axis of the instrument.

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