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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2021
Applicant:
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Jon I. Einarsson, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3474 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3496 (2013.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/3456 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides devices and methods for insufflating abdomens of subjects under direct visualization. Such devices and methods, in some implementations, include features for cleaning the devices, and certain implementations of the methods permit procedures wherein it is not necessary to use a typical obturator to place a cannula, resulting in safer procedures.