Patents Examined by Ther Campbell
  • Electrosurgical instrument with minimally invasive jaws
    Patent number: 6554829
    Abstract: A surgical instrument useful in harvesting blood vessels such as veins and arteries and for manipulating and grasping tissue. The instrument has a pair of jaws and a closing tube to open and close the jaws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale R. Schulze, Michael F. Clem