Medical system having a rotatable ultrasound source and a piercing tip

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APP PUB NO 20050228286A1
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10819726

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An ultrasound medical system includes a handpiece and an end effector which is operatively connected to the handpiece and which is insertable into a patient. The end effector includes a shaft, a medical ultrasound transducer assembly, and a shaft head. The shaft has a longitudinal axis, has a distal end, and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis with respect to the handpiece. The transducer assembly is non-rotatably attached to the shaft and is adapted to emit medical ultrasound. The shaft head is attached to the distal end of the shaft and has a piercing tip which is insertable into patient tissue.

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ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY INC4545 CREEK ROAD CINCINNATI OH 45242

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barthe, Peter G Phoenix, AZ 215 25090
Makin, Inder Raj S Loveland, OH 145 14173
Mast, T Douglas Cincinnati, OH 30 1675
Messerly, Jeffrey David Cincinnati, OH 11 1169
Nuchols, Richard P Loveland, OH 80 37175
Slayton, Michael H Tempe, AZ 238 26549

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