Illumination – Light fiber – rod – or pipe – Medical
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-29
2011-03-29
Husar, Stephen F (Department: 2885)
Illumination
Light fiber, rod, or pipe
Medical
C362S804000, C606S139000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07914191
ABSTRACT:
Described herein is a surgical instrument that includes a tubular member having first and second opposite ends and a longitudinal axis, an instrument dock extending from the first end of the tubular member that includes an opening for receiving a rod, and a light source. Light from the light source is directed out of the opening in the instrument dock. In a preferred embodiment, the article of manufacture includes a nose cone and a tail cone that actuates the light source.
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Mueller Gregory Paul
Stone Corbett W.
Husar Stephen F
Implicitcare, LLC
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
Neils Peggy A.
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