Surgical adapter
CA 2598310 C · Owner: Miller, Michael · Inventors: Miller, Michael; Mark, Joseph
Overview
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A surgical system is provided that includes a device body that has a working channel providing a pathway for an instrument an extension adjuster engaged , with the device body the extension adjuster also including a stop. The stop is disposed a predetermined distance from the working channel such that the stop and the distal end of the working channel cooperate to define an effective working channel length. The instrument may be inserted through the working channel and protrude outwardly from the distal end of the working channel. The extent of the protrusion is limited by the effective working channel length whereby the stop prevents further insertion of the instrument.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed April 6, 2006 and granted November 24, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 6, 2026.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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