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Patent US8162966 - Surgical devices incorporating liquid jet assisted tissue manipulation and ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsSurgical instruments are disclosed that utilize high-pressure liquid jets to perform a variety of useful functions. In certain embodiments, surgical instruments are described incorporating one or more liquid jets utilized to contact tissue excised by a non-liquid jet tissue-cutting component of the surgical...http://www.google.com/patents/US8162966?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8162966 - Surgical devices incorporating liquid jet assisted tissue manipulation and methods for their useAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8162966 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/695,632Publication dateApr 24, 2012Filing dateOct 27, 2003Priority dateOct 25, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2554930A1, CA2554930C, EP1589884A2, EP1589884B1, US20040243157, US20060264808, WO2004069064A2, WO2004069064A3Publication number10695632, 695632, US 8162966 B2, US 8162966B2, US-B2-8162966, US8162966 B2, US8162966B2InventorsBrian G. Connor, Joseph P. Sylvester, Jr., Paul T. Modoono, Kevin P. Staid, David M. ReedOriginal AssigneeHydrocision, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (285), Non-Patent Citations (62), Referenced by (61), Classifications (23), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSurgical devices incorporating liquid jet assisted tissue manipulation and methods for their use
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