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US9381024B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9381024-B2
Application numberUS-53635506-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 28, 2006
Priority dateJul 31, 2005
Publication dateJul 5, 2016
Grant dateJul 5, 2016

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Abstract

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A surgical apparatus, the apparatus comprising: (a) a cutting tool comprising an axial member with a proximal end and a distal end, the axial member characterized by at least two adjacent axial sections, wherein differences between each of the sections are visually discernible when viewed in a projection x-ray image; and (b) a hollow tube adapted for parallel alignment with the cutting tool and selectively axially positionable to be adjacent at least a selective one of said axial sections and block x-ray radiation from at least one of passing through or passing adjacent said selected section so that said projection indicates a relative axial position of said hollow tube and said cutting tool.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A surgical apparatus, the apparatus comprising: (a) a cutting tool comprising an axial member with a proximal end and a distal end, the axial member characterized by at least two adjacent axial sections which do not form a part of a cutting tip of said tool, wherein differences between each of the sections are visually discernible when viewed in a projection x-ray image, wherein said visually discernible difference results from an outer radial section…

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What does patent US9381024B2 cover?
A surgical apparatus, the apparatus comprising: (a) a cutting tool comprising an axial member with a proximal end and a distal end, the axial member characterized by at least two adjacent axial sections, wherein differences between each of the sections are visually discernible when viewed in a projection x-ray image; and (b) a hollow tube adapted for parallel alignment with the cutting tool and…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Globerman Oren, Beyar Mordechay, Depuy Synthes Products Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B17/1637. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 7 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).