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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Medos International Sarl, Le Locle, CH;
Inventors:
Salman Chegini, Bern, CH;
Joern Richter, Kandern, DE;
Daniel Thommen, Liestal, CH;
Peter Senn, Waldenburg, CH;
Assignee:
Medos International Sarl, Le Locle, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61F 2/4601 (2013.01); A61F 2/4603 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00261 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3405 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3492 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed at minimally invasive systems in which the proximal end portion of the working channel has either zero or a limited range of movement in the lateral direction. A first embodiment has a slidable collar attached to a pair of flanges, wherein movement of the collar is bounded by an annular frame. A second embodiment has a substantially spherical element attached to the tube. A third embodiment has a plurality of caps. A fourth embodiment is adapted for a larger working channel.