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Patent No.:

US 11737764 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2021

Medical access device

Applicant:

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);

Inventors:

Adriaan J. Kuyler, Saint Augustine, FL (US);

Benjamin D. Cowan, Memphis, TN (US);

Assignee:

WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US);

Attorneys:

Fox Rothschild LLP

P. Marshall Ticer

Primary Examiner:

Samuel S Hanna

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/16 (2006.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04W 72/53 (2023.01); H04W 72/50 (2023.01); H04W 8/06 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 16/04 (2009.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01); H04W 80/10 (2009.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04W 8/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/12 (2009.01); H04W 36/22 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); H04W 4/50 (2018.02); H04W 4/60 (2018.02); H04W 8/065 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 16/04 (2013.01); H04W 28/02 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 72/53 (2023.01); H04W 72/535 (2023.01); H04W 80/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04W 8/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/12 (2013.01); H04W 36/22 (2013.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.02);
Abstract

A surgical device is provided. The surgical device includes a tubular outer shaft having a longitudinal axis and an angled guide positioned on a first end of the surgical device. The angled guide may be angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the outer shaft. The surgical device includes an elongated inner shaft having a second end and a third end. The inner shaft is removably coupled to the outer shaft and configured to axially translate through the outer shaft. The surgical device includes pivotal device having at least one joint and an access tool. The at least one joint may be pivotally coupled to the third end of the inner shaft and to an end of the access tool. The pivotal device may be configured to axially translate through the angled guide into a deployed position.

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