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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2019
Applicant:
New Wave Endo-surgery Inc., Coconut Creek, FL (US);
Inventors:
Ricardo Alexander Gomez, Lighthouse, FL (US);
Sandy Lawrence Heck, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eric Allen Lopez, North Lauderdale, FL (US);
Assignee:
NEW WAVE ENDO-SURGICAL CORP., Coconut Creek, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 1/00121 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00358 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a specialized laparoscopic device and method used for attachment of instrument heads to thin shafts in the abdomen of a patient. The device allows quick attachment of oversized instrument heads minimizing the scaring and recovery time of the patient. A specialized instrument head having a tether and a grabbing device are used to perform this process.