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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:
Mar. 07, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Parviz Kambin, Devon, PA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew Dyonics, Inc., Andover, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ; A61M / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 51 ; 604 22 ; 604116 ; 604170 ; 128753 ; 128754 ; 128D / ; 606 61 ; 606130 ;
Abstract
A method of percutaneously emplacing at least two cannulae in a patient, such as for percutaneous decompression of a herniated disc, using a guide secured to one cannula to index a second cannula as it is percutaneously advanced into the body. The guide may take the form of jigs adapted to be secured to one cannula with bores arranged to slidingly receive a guidewire or a cannula.
Published as:
CA2081801A1; EP0540317A1; AU2748892A; JPH05208015A; US5395317A; AU661510B2; JP3377811B2; CA2081801C;