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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2006
Applicants:
Brian R. Dubois, Redwood City, CA (US);
Luke W. Clauson, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Douglas T. Ellison, Plano, TX (US);
Scott O. Chamness, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Theodore M. Bender, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian R. DuBois, Redwood City, CA (US);
Luke W. Clauson, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Douglas T. Ellison, Plano, TX (US);
Scott O. Chamness, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Theodore M. Bender, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An integrated tool may be used to perform a tracheotomy. The integrated tool may include a trocar and a delivery mechanism, where the delivery mechanism may deploy a stoma stent. The trocar may be actuated impulsively.