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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Allen E. Holowecky, Naples, FL (US);
Derek C. Sullivan, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Donald K. Shuler, Naples, FL (US);
James J. Guerra, Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/842 (2013.01); A61F 2/0805 (2013.01); A61B 17/683 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0225 (2013.01); A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0852 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0858 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0882 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0888 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible obturator configured to dilate soft tissue without abrading the adjacent bone surface area. The flexible obturator consists of at least one flexible strand (for example, flexible wire, suture or similar malleable flexible material) that is overmolded with a material that allows the device to bend/flex in multiple planes. The overmolded material has an increasing taper to provide graduated dilation through soft tissue.