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Patent No. 6293874

User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks

An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.

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Examiner: Lewis, William


Primary examiner statistics: 119 patents; average approval time: 798 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 836 patents; average approval time: 700 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6497716 Safety trocar
6245100 Method for making a self-expanding stent-graft
6080174 Trocar system having expandable port
6068637 Method and devices for performing vascular anastomosis
6051010 Methods and devices for joining transmission components
6048352 Disposable element for use in a body fluid sampling device
6045568 Luminal stent, holding structure therefor and device for attachin...
6015426 Rotatable linkage for micro-instrument
6001104 Bone anchor implantation device
5972016 Stent crimping device and method of use
5964785 Bayonet look cannula for pre-slit y-site
5964717 Biopsy forceps having detachable handle and distal jaws
5954740 Catheter balloon having raised radial segments
5921919 Perivascular self-retaining retractor and method
5919204 Apparatus for releasing a self-expanding endoprosthesis
5916227 Ablation devices and methods of use
5908423 Flexible medullary reaming system
5902315 Optical tissue dissector/retractor
5895409 Nasal dilator
5895399 Atherectomy device having trapping and excising means for removal...
5893867 Stent positioning apparatus and method
5893870 Device and method for restricting venous flow for improved blood ...
5893862 Surgical apparatus
5893868 Catheter with removable balloon protector and stent delivery syst...
5885271 Device for regional immobilization of a compliant body
5885288 Surgical instrument
5879368 Gas-tight seal for surgical trocars
5879360 Syringe pumps
5876419 Stent and method for making a stent
5873883 Hydraulic capsulorhexitome
5871500 Pre-slit injection site and tapered cannula
5871499 Child birth assisting system
5868141 Endoscopic stomach insert for treating obesity and method for use
5868768 Method and device for endoluminal disruption of venous valves
5868775 Shaped balloon dissector and implant kit
5868774 Unique cartridge and earring stud gun system
5868758 Method apparatus and kit for performing hair grafts
5868785 Hand-held surgical device and tools for use therewith, assembly a...
5868767 Universal catheter with interchangeable work element
5868781 Locking stent

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6605076 Pre-slit injection site and tapered cannula
6482208 Fracture reduction clamp
6468289 Apparatus and method for tissue removal
6423080 Percutaneous and hiatal devices and methods for use in minimally ...
6416529 Catheter with removable balloon protector and stent delivery syst...
6416524 Double scalpel
6413262 Method of crystalline lens replacement
6406484 Removal apparatus for use in the removal of impacted cerumen from...
6402763 Method and apparatus for extricating ingrown hairs and relieving ...
6395019 Endovascular graft
6391045 Vena cava filter
6391046 Omni-actuatable hand-held surgical instruments
6387117 Stent crimping system
6361550 Automatically modulating acupressure device
6355035 Surgical cutting tool
6352545 Breath system appliance with dorsal applicator and scraper
6348063 Implantable stroke treating device
6328746 Surgical screw and driver system
6325812 Trocar system having expandable port
6322578 Endoscopic microsurgical instruments
6322579 Sliding shaft surgical instrument
6319267 Intravascular device push wire delivery system
6309402 Stent delivery and deployment method
6309400 Curved ultrasonic blade having a trapezoidal cross section
6287320 Method and apparatus for treatment of focal disease in hollow tub...
6287329 Stent keeper for a self-expanding stent delivery system
6283983 Percutaneous in-situ coronary bypass method and apparatus
6277135 Driven rotary incision scalpel
6261306 Acupressure treatment device
6261291 Orthopedic implant assembly
6245040 Perfusion balloon brace and method of use
6245089 Distal protection device and method
6231587 Devices for connecting anatomical conduits such as vascular struc...
6228103 Automatically modulating acupressure device
6224604 Expandable orthopedic drill for vertebral interbody fusion techni...
6217595 Rotational atherectomy device
6203559 Method and apparatus for tissue dissection
6193653 Methods and devices for visualizing, dissecting and harvesting ve...
6190375 Corneal tissue ablation designed for dark adaptability
6187000 Cannula for receiving surgical instruments
 
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