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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2006
Danilo Ferrari, Arezzo, IT;
Danilo Ferrari, Arezzo, IT;
AB Medica S.p.A., Lainate (MI), IT;
Abstract
An anchor guide for a trocar comprising a tubular body, formed by a plurality of substantially circular sectors, moveable radially toward and away from a longitudinal axis of the tubular body between a first position where they flank one another, according to a first substantially circular arrangement with diameter generally equal to that of the tubular body, and a second position at which they are generally equidistant from one another, according to a second substantially circular arrangement of greater diameter than that of the first arrangement. Each sector is rotatably connected to a support element and a manual operation member is provided, moveably connected to the support element, for moving the sectors from the first to the second position and vice versa.