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Hook shaped ultrasonic cutting blade

US8814870B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 2006
Grant dateAug 26, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/320078
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasonic surgical blade has a blade body and a shank. The shank is fixed at one end to the blade body and is operatively connectable at an opposite end to a source of ultrasonic vibrations. The shank has a longitudinal axis. The blade body is eccentrically disposed relative to the axis.

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