Surgery – Instruments – Electrical application
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-04
2010-11-23
Marmor, II, Charles A (Department: 3735)
Surgery
Instruments
Electrical application
C600S029000, C600S587000, C600S591000, C601S003000, C606S002000, C606S027000, C606S032000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07837682
ABSTRACT:
A system comprises a first signal handling unit sized and shaped for insertion to a reference distance within a first body cavity and a probe sized and shaped for insertion into a second body cavity the probe including an energy emitting head and a second signal handling unit, wherein one of the first and second signal handling units comprises a transmitter and the other of the first and second signal handling units comprises one of a receiver adapted to receive signals from the transmitter and a signal reflecting element, wherein, when the other of the first and second signal handling units comprises a signal reflecting element, the one of the first and second signal handling units comprises a receiver in combination with a controller operatively connected to the receiver, the controller generating an output varying as a distance between the first and second signal handling units varies. In addition, a system comprises a probe sized and shaped for insertion in a first body cavity and a measuring element extending from the probe to contact tissue adjacent to an opening to a second body cavity, the measuring element being movably coupled to the probe to vary a depth to which the probe may be inserted into the first body cavity before the measuring element contacts the tissue adjacent to the opening of the second body cavity.
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Fairneny Ty
Intoccia Alfred
McIntyre Jon T.
Ostrovsky Isaac
Shukhat Victor
Boston Scientific Scimed Inc.
Burk Catherine E.
Fay Kaplun & Marcin LLP
Marmor II Charles A
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