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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
May. 26, 2020
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/08 (2016.02); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 2017/346 (2013.01); A61B 2090/036 (2016.02); A61B 2090/08021 (2016.02);
Abstract
A tissue guard includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a lumen therethrough. The distal end has a long petal and a short petal disposed in substantial opposition relative to one another and the short petal is configured to move between a first position wherein the short petal is disposed within the lumen to facilitate insertion of the long petal within an incision and a second position wherein the short petal is extended relative to the lumen and in substantial opposition to the long petal to facilitate retention of the tissue guard within the incision.