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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2017
Pivot Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thomas Weisel, Ventura, CA (US);
Geoff Willis, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
James Flom, San Carlos, CA (US);
Hanson S. Gifford, Woodside, CA (US);
Mark Deem, Mountain View, CA (US);
Darin Gittings, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lynette Ross, Mountain View, CA (US);
Dwayne Dupree, Oakland, CA (US);
Matthew Frushell, Danville, CA (US);
Pivot Medical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed herein for accessing the hip joint. A first device can be securely attached to the capsule of a joint. The first device can tent the capsule to increase the volume of the peripheral compartment. A second device can be biased against the first device to pierce the tented capsule and create a portal. Devices and methods are also disclosed herein for distending the capsule of a joint. A distention device may access a portal established within the capsule. The distention device can expand the capsule by applying an expansive force within the peripheral compartment. The distention device can maintain distention of the peripheral compartment while other devices access the joint.