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Surgical instrument

US7422590B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

27Claims

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Assignee

Aesculap AG · DE

Inventors

Bernhard Kupferschmid · Emmingen-Liptingen, DE
Rupert Mayenberger · Rielasingen-Worblingen, DE
Dieter Weisshaupt

Key dates

Filing date	May 18, 2004
Grant date	Sep 9, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 9, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2018/1432
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In order to improve a surgical instrument having at least one tool comprising a carrier and at least one functional component adhesively bonded to the carrier, in such a way that the carrier can be easily and securely adhesively bonded to the functional component, whilst maintaining the desired function of the instrument, it is proposed that the carrier comprise a first contact surface, that the functional component comprise a second contact surface, and that the first contact surface bear on the second contact surface without any gap therebetween.

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