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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Marc Mueller, Weil am Rheim, DE;
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8858 (2013.01); A61B 17/885 (2013.01); A61B 17/8819 (2013.01); A61B 17/8855 (2013.01);
Abstract
An adjustable balloon that includes a handle having an inflation port, an access cannula, a rotary handle, an inner sleeve and sharp tip. The inner sleeve extends within the access cannula to support compliant, inflatable structure. The access cannula may be retracted into the handle by operation of the rotary handle to expose the inflatable structure, such that the inflatable structure may have an adjustable length. The access cannula may include length indicators to show a length of the inflatable structure as a result of the access cannula being withdrawn into the handle.