Planar ferromagnetic coated surgical tip and method for making
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a tab having an edge; and
a plurality of surgical dissection tip substrates, each of the plurality of surgical dissection tip substrates including;
a tip having a proximal end, a distal end, and opposing first and second planar surfaces having a same width across the proximal end and a same length between the proximal end and the distal end, the length of the first and second planar surfaces being greater than a thickness of the dissection tip substrate;
two substantially parallel planar extension strips having respective first ends directly connected to the edge of the tab, and respective second ends, opposite to the first ends, connected to the proximal end of the tip, the first ends of the planar extension strips being spaced apart from one another and the second ends of the planar extension strips being spaced apart from one another, wherein the tip and the planar extension strips are on a same plane, and the two planar extension strips have respective lengths between the first ends and the second ends of the planar extension strips that is greater than the length of the first and second planar surfaces of the tip, each of the two planar extension strips being directly connected to both the first and the second planar surfaces of the tip; and
a ferromagnetic layer coating at least a portion of each of the first and second planar surfaces of the tip.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to surgical dissection tips comprising a substrate comprising beryllium copper and a ferromagnetic layer coating at least a portion of the substrate, and methods of making such surgical dissection tips.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a tab having an edge; and a plurality of surgical dissection tip substrates, each of the plurality of surgical dissection tip substrates including; a tip having a proximal end, a distal end, and opposing first and second planar surfaces having a same width across the proximal end and a same length between the proximal end and the distal end, the length of the first and second planar surfaces being greater than a thickness of the dissection tip substrate; two substantially parallel planar extension strips having respective first ends directly connected to the edge of the tab, and respective second ends, opposite to the first ends, connected to the proximal end of the tip, the first ends of the planar extension strips being spaced apart from one another and the second ends of the planar extension strips being spaced apart from one another, wherein the tip and the planar extension strips are on a same plane, and the two planar extension strips have respective lengths between the first ends and the second ends of the planar extension strips that is greater than the length of the first and second planar surfaces of the tip, each of the two planar extension strips being directly connected to both the first and the second planar surfaces of the tip; and a ferromagnetic layer coating at least a portion of each of the first and second planar surfaces of the tip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A surgical dissection tip, comprising:
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a beryllium copper substrate having a thickness, the substrate including; a beryllium copper planar tip having a proximal end, a distal end, and opposing first and second planar surfaces having a same width across the proximal end and a same length between the proximal end and the distal end, the length of the first and second planar surfaces being greater than the thickness of the substrate, and two planar extension strips having distal ends connected to the proximal end of the planar tip, the distal ends of the planar extension strips spaced apart from one another and the proximal ends of the planar extension strips spaced apart from one another, wherein the planar tip and the planar extension strips are on a same plane, and the two planar extension strips have respective lengths between the distal ends and the proximal ends of the planar extension strips that is greater than the length of the first and second planar surfaces of the planar tip, each of the two planar extension strips being directly connected to both the first and the second planar surfaces of the beryllium copper planar tip; and a ferromagnetic layer coating at least a portion of each of the first and second planar surfaces of the beryllium copper planar tip. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for manufacturing a surgical dissection tip, comprising:
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forming a substrate comprising beryllium copper, wherein the substrate comprises a planar tip having a proximal end, a distal end, and opposing first and second planar surfaces having a same width across the proximal end and a same length between the proximal end and the distal end, the length of the first and second planar surfaces being greater than a thickness of the substrate, and two planar strips having distal ends extending from the proximal end of the tip, the distal ends of the planar strips spaced apart from one another, and the proximal ends of the planar strips spaced apart from one another, the two planar strips having respective lengths between the distal ends and the proximal ends of the planar strips that is greater than the length of the first and second planar surfaces of the tip, each of the two planar strips being directly connected to both the first and the second planar surfaces of the planar tip, wherein the tip and the planar strips are on a same plane; and coating at least a portion of each of the first and second planar surfaces of the planar tip with a ferromagnetic layer, subsequent to the forming the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for manufacturing a surgical dissection tip, comprising:
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providing a planar sheet of substrate material, the planar sheet having a thickness; removing a portion of the sheet of substrate material to form a planar tip having a proximal end, a distal end, and opposing first and second planar surfaces having a same width across the proximal end and a same length between the proximal end and the distal end, the length of the first and second planar surfaces being greater than the thickness of the planar sheet, and two planar strips having distal ends extending from the proximal end of the tip, the distal ends of the planar strips spaced apart from one another, and the proximal ends of the planar strips spaced apart from one another, the two planar strips having respective lengths between the distal ends and the proximal ends of the planar strips that is greater than the length of the first and second planar surfaces of the tip, each of the two planar strips being directly connected to both the first and the second planar surfaces of the planar tip, wherein the tip and the planar strips are on a same plane; and coating at least a portion of each of the first and second planar surfaces of the planar tip with a ferromagnetic layer, subsequent to the removing the portion of the sheet of substrate material to form the planar tip. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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