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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Queen Mary University of London, London, GB;
Inventors:
Charles Henry Knowles, London, GB;
Robin Kenneth Stewart Phillips, Middlesex, GB;
Assignee:
Queen Mary University of London, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00641 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical tool for use in the treatment of anal fistulas includes an elongate, flexible probe having a channel running there through; a seton attached to a proximal end of the probe; and a wire located within the channel, and movable along the channel; wherein: the probe has a first stiffness and the wire has a second stiffness, the first stiffness being less than the second stiffness.