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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2018
Sandy Lawrence Heck, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eric William Conley, South Berwick, ME (US);
Ricardo Alexander Gomez, Lighthouse Point, FL (US);
Eric Allen Lopez, North Lauderdale, FL (US);
Sandy Lawrence Heck, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eric William Conley, South Berwick, ME (US);
Ricardo Alexander Gomez, Lighthouse Point, FL (US);
Eric Allen Lopez, North Lauderdale, FL (US);
NEW WAVE ENDO-SURGERY INC., Coconut Creek, FL (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed toward devices and methods for use in minimally invasive needlescopic procedures whereby an improved bowel grasper incorporates a means for measuring the pressure applied to a body part is translated to a visual representation. In addition, in an embodiment a rubberized bowel grasper device having a chevron style surface which is used to facilitate grabbing and manipulating body parts is provided. In another embodiment of the present invention and system a device and method for measuring distances inside the abdomen is provided. Further embodiments include bowel graspers with a combination of the above features and functions.