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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2021
Coopersurgical, Inc., Trumbull, CT (US);
Ashley Holbrooks, New Haven, CT (US);
Patrick N. Gutelius, Monroe, CT (US);
Fabio Pinto, Stamford, CT (US);
Gary Helstern, Newtown, CT (US);
CooperSurgical, Inc., Trumbull, CT (US);
Abstract
A distal tip of a surgical tool includes a tip body and an expandable member that extends around the tip body. The tip body defines an end portion that defines an attachment surface and an elongate member that is configured to be inserted within a tubular shaft of the surgical tool. The elongate member also defines a recessed channel that terminates at the end portion. The expandable member is secured to the attachment surface with a chemical bond and is adjustable between an expanded configuration in which at least a portion of the expandable member extends radially outward from the tip body and a collapsed configuration in which at least the portion of the expandable member is oriented substantially parallel to the tip body.