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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Manual Surgical Sciences L.l.c., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventor:
Shawn P. Fojtik, Park City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Manual Surgical Sciences, L.L.C, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 90/04 (2016.02); A61M 25/00 (2013.01); A61M 25/0082 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22071 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0427 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61M 2025/0096 (2013.01);
Abstract
A positioning device is configured to selectively position or otherwise manipulate one or more organs within the body of a subject. The positioning device includes a shaped expandable element that is configured to be selectively transitioned between an unexpanded, or collapsed, state and an expanded state. While in the expanded state, the expandable element repositions or otherwise manipulates an organ. Systems that include positioning devices are also disclosed, as are methods for positioning or otherwise manipulating organs.