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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11723637 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 18, 2019

Method and apparatus for intra-abdominal assembly, disassembly and retrieval of laparoscopic instruments

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:

Grogan, Tuccillo & Vanderleeden, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Michael J Carey

Assistant Examiner:

Minqiao Huang

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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Gomez, Ricardo. (2023). Method and apparatus for intra-abdominal assembly, disassembly and retrieval of laparoscopic instruments (U.S. Patent No. 11723637). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11723637

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