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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2018
Applicant:
Joimax Gmbh, Karlsruhe, DE;
Inventors:
Alastair Gibson, Edinburgh, GB;
Rainer Steegmüller, Magstadt, DE;
Wolfgang Ries, Linkenheim-Hochstetten, DE;
Assignee:
JOIMAX GMBH, Karlsruhe, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 1/00085 (2013.01); A61B 17/3439 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device is configured to provide a large visible area and work area in the body of a patient for access to the interior of a body. The device has at least one outer part having an outer tube. An inner tube passes into the outer tube through this outer tube having at an outer tube distal end an expanding part which is expandable beyond the outer diameter of the outer tube.