U.S. Patent 7708758 was awarded to Cambridge Endoscopic Devices, Inc. on 2010-05-04 and describes a “Surgical instrument.” This patent has been cited 317 times by other U.S. patents which places it in the top 500 cited patents since 2010 according to our law firm research, and makes it of the most innovative medical technology patents in the field of instruments. The abstract states:

The surgical instrument includes a distal tool, an elongated shaft that supports the distal tool, and a proximal handle or control member, where the tool and the handle are coupled to the respective distal and proximal ends of the elongated shaft via distal and proximal bendable motion members. Actuation means extends between said distal and proximal members whereby any deflection of said control handle with respect to said elongated instrument shaft causes a corresponding bending of said distal motion member for control of said working member. The proximal bendable member comprises a ball and socket assembly supported between the handle and instrument shaft and constructed and arranged for three dimensional motion. Link: U.S. Patent 7708758

This patent was originally filed on 2006-11-28 which gives it a processing time of 1253 days, compared to an average processing time of 1933 in the field. Cambridge Endoscopic Devices, Inc. has 18 total patents. The first named inventor is Woojin Lee of Hopkinton, MA. The primary examiner was Todd E Manahan.

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