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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 16, 1992
Joseph J Pietrafitta, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Ronald D Adams, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A pyloroplasty/pylorectomy shield having a base member and a proximally extending shield member. The pyloroplasty/pylorectomy shield has attachment means for engagement with a circular stapler. The pyloroplasty/pylorectomy shield also has dilation means for progressively dilating a sphincter. The pyloroplasty/pylorectomy shield is used with a circular stapler to perform a pyloroplasty/pylorectomy. Also disclosed is a method of performing a pyloroplasty/pylorectomy using the pyloroplasty/pylorectomy shield of the present invention. The pyloroplasty/pylorectomy shield has numerous advantages including reduced trauma, decreased misalignment resulting in improved stapling and improved positioning of the pyloroplasty/pylorectomy.
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