Echogenically enhanced surgical instrument and method for production thereof

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PATENT NO 4869259
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07194861

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A surgical instrument such as a needle is particle-blasted with particles approximately 50 microns in diameter to produce a uniformly roughened surface portion for use with an ultrasound imaging system to provide real-time monitoring of the location of a specific portion of the needle during insertion and guidance inside the patient's body.

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VANCE PRODUCTS INCOPRORATED D/B/A COOK UROLOGICAL INCORPORATED A CORP OF INDIANA1100 WEST MORGAN STREET SPENCER IN 47460-0227

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Elkins, Dexter J Bloomington, IN 1 244

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