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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey E Bark, Green Bay, WI (US);
Andrea Potokar, De Pere, WI (US);
Patrick G Lennon, De Pere, WI (US);
Assignee:
Little Rapids Corporation, Green Bay, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604180 ; 128D / ;
Abstract
An apparatus for stabilizing a trocar inserted through the skin of a patient during a medical procedure that provides the operating personnel with the ability to adjust the angle of orientation of the inserted trocar with respect to the patient and rotate the trocar as desired after insertion into the patient. The apparatus is attached to the skin of the patient and the trocar movement is facilitated by a trocar receivable rotatable spheroid frictionally retained in a stabilizing member. The apparatus provides for a secure, yet, adjustable surgical aid.