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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
May. 23, 2011
Applicant:
Peter C. Belafsky, Sacramento, CA (US);
Inventor:
Peter C. Belafsky, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 19/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/24 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61F 2002/044 (2013.01); A61F 2210/009 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed for opening a passageway of a patient. The device includes a base plate for attachment to cricoid cartilage of the patient. A post extends from the base plate through the patient's skin. The post is pulled via a force to manually open the passageway.