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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Endosphere Surgical, Inc., Newton, MA (US);
Arthur C. Mckinley, Westport, MA (US);
Jesse R. Plouffe, Wilmington, MA (US);
Melvin B. Prenovitz, Newton, MA (US);
Stephen J. Herman, Andover, MA (US);
Vivek Sikri, Cambridge, MA (US);
EndoSphere Surgical, Inc., Newton, MA (US);
Abstract
A cannula assembly includes a tubular element forming a lumen, a deployable element of a subassembly, and an electronic component mounted to the deployable element. The tubular element has a proximal end and a distal end adapted to be inserted into a body cavity. The deployable element is coupled through the subassembly to the tubular element, and is adapted to transition between a closed position and an open position. The electronic component has at least one imaging device and at least one illumination source. The subassembly, including the deployable element and the electronic component, are releasable from the tubular element.