SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ROTATABLY MOUNTED OFFSET END EFFECTOR AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Patent 1056387

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EP 1 056 387 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	06.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/49

(21)	Application number: 98960414.5

(22)	Date of filing: 24.11.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61B 1/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9825/040

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0030/524 (02.06.2000 Gazette 2000/22)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(71)	Applicant: YOON, InBae
	Phoenix, MD 21131 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	YOON, Inbae Phoenix, MD 21131 (US) YOON, Samuel, C. Timonium, MD 21093 (US)

(74)	Representative: Mercer, Christopher Paul
	Carpmaels & Ransford43, Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)

(54)	SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ROTATABLY MOUNTED OFFSET END EFFECTOR AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME