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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2008
Applicant:
Eric D. Blom, Carmel, IN (US);
Inventor:
Eric D. Blom, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignee:
Helix Medical, LLC, Plymouth, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A voice prosthesis dilator and sizer device is provided including an elongated member having a first end with a tip and a flange and a second end with a stop portion. The elongated member includes an intermediate portion with a measuring area disposed adjacent to the flange and including measuring indicia thereon and having a dilation area adjacent to the second end. The elongated member also includes a recessed region adjacent to the flange to receive the flange in a folded position upon insertion into the non-dilated fistula. The dilation area has a larger diameter than the measuring area.