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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2003
Applicants:
John P. Lunsford, San Carlos, CA (US);
Charles Gresl, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Smith, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daniel T. Wallace, Mountainview, CA (US);
Albert K. Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
John P. Lunsford, San Carlos, CA (US);
Charles Gresl, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Smith, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daniel T. Wallace, Mountainview, CA (US);
Albert K. Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Covidien AG, Neuhausen AM Rheinfall, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for tissue dissection and instrument anchoring and methods for using such apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a cannula, a dissection balloon releasably attached to the cannula at the distal end, an anchoring balloon disposed on the cannula, and a means for inflating both balloons.