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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joseph L. Mark, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Brian C. Dougherty, Terre Haute, IN (US);
Inder Jarial, Carmel, IN (US);
Ethan Elijah Mahn, Centerburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical access assembly may include an outer sheath defined by an open distal end and an open proximal end and including a hollow body portion therebetween, and a flexible tool delivery device having a hub and a guide tube, the hub configured to selectively secure to a rim at the proximal end of the outer sheath, and the guide tube configured to extend at least partially into the outer sheath and provide a flexible tool proximate to a tissue.