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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Ethicon Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Inventors:
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Rebecca J. Gettinger, Loveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0483 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/06109 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00623 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00637 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00663 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00672 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06095 (2013.01); A61B 2090/033 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical instrument and method for indicating a tissue penetration site includes an inner needle and a head. The inner needle has a driver configured to translate the inner needle form a first position to a second position. The head is securely attached to the inner needle at an end opposite the driver and is configured to expand from a contracted state to an expanded state and thereby indicate the tissue penetration site.