US5586989A
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Microsurgical curette
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1995-01-27
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Granted: 1996-12-24
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Expires: 2015-01-27
Abstract
Abstract A curette including a cylindrical handle, having a longitudinal axis, and a shaft, having a longitudinal axis. The shaft is attached to the cylindrical handle at a first end of the shaft, such that the longitudinal axis of the shaft is parallel to, but not collinear with, the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical handle. A tip is included in a second end of the shaft.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Bray, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:49
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/3207; A61B17/320708; A61B17/3209; A61B17/3211; A61B17/3213; A61B17/16; A61B17/1662; A61B17/1671; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00261; A61B2017/0042; A61B2017/00424; A61B2017/00681; A61B2017/00738
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
62 words
A curette comprising: a cylindrical handle having a longitudinal axis; a shaft, having a longitudinal axis; means or attaching a first end of the shaft to the cylindrical handle, such that the longitudinal axis of the shaft is parallel to, but not collinear with, the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical handle; and a tip included in a second end of the shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
62 words
A curette comprising: a cylindrical handle having a longitudinal axis; a shaft, having a longitudinal axis; means or attaching a first end of the shaft to the cylindrical handle, such that the longitudinal axis of the shaft is parallel to, but not collinear with, the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical handle; and a tip included in a second end of the shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A curette as recited in claim 1 wherein the shaft is attached to the circumferential perimeter of the cylindrical handle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A curette as recited in claim 1 wherein the tip is angled, with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, away from the longitudinal axis of the handle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A curette as recited in claim 1 wherein the tip is an elongated cup.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A curette as recited in claim 1 wherein the means for attaching the shaft to the cylindrical handle comprises an arm extending from the circumferential perimeter of the cylindrical handle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A curette as recited in claim 1 wherein the shaft is unitarily molded with the handle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
88 words
A curette comprising: a cylindrical handle having a longitudinal axis; a shaft comprising: a first end, wherein the first end of the shaft is attached to the handle; a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis of the shaft is parallel to, but not collinear with, the longitudinal axis of the handle; and a second end; and a tip included in the second end of the shaft wherein the tip is angled, with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, away from the longitudinal axis of the handle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
88 words
A curette comprising: a cylindrical handle having a longitudinal axis; a shaft comprising: a first end, wherein the first end of the shaft is attached to the handle; a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis of the shaft is parallel to, but not collinear with, the longitudinal axis of the handle; and a second end; and a tip included in the second end of the shaft wherein the tip is angled, with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, away from the longitudinal axis of the handle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A curette as recited in claim 6 wherein the tip is an elongated cup.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
108 words
A curette comprising: a cylindrical handle having a first longitudinal axis; a shaft having a second longitudinal axis; means for removably attaching a first end of the shaft to the cylindrical handle, such that the second longitudinal axis of the shaft is parallel to, but not collinear with, the first longitudinal axis of the cylindrical handle, said means including an arm extending from the circumferential perimeter of the cylindrical handle; and an elongated cup molded into the second end of the shaft, wherein the elongated cup is angled, with respect to the second longitudinal axis of the shaft, away from the first longitudinal axis of the cylindrical handle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
108 words
A curette comprising: a cylindrical handle having a first longitudinal axis; a shaft having a second longitudinal axis; means for removably attaching a first end of the shaft to the cylindrical handle, such that the second longitudinal axis of the shaft is parallel to, but not collinear with, the first longitudinal axis of the cylindrical handle, said means including an arm extending from the circumferential perimeter of the cylindrical handle; and an elongated cup molded into the second end of the shaft, wherein the elongated cup is angled, with respect to the second longitudinal axis of the shaft, away from the first longitudinal axis of the cylindrical handle.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1999-12-24 | 2000-06-24 | 2000-12-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2003-12-24 | 2004-06-24 | 2004-12-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2007-12-24 | 2008-06-24 | 2008-12-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |