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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Christoph Gasche, Klosterneuburg, AT;
Stephen Graham Bell, Rome, IT;
Wayne A. Noda, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Bradley J. Sharp, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christoph Gasche, Klosterneuburg, AT;
Stephen Graham Bell, Rome, IT;
Wayne A. Noda, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Bradley J. Sharp, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Minos Medical, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An outer tube for natural orifice surgery. The outer tube can have interchangeable inserts to establish a desired size and number of lumens. A distal tapered soft plastic plug may be provided to cover the distal end of the tube. Different segments of the tube may have different stiffness characteristics.