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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Atos Medical Ab, Hörby, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Atos Medical AB, , SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/20 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/24 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/20 (2013.01); A61B 17/24 (2013.01); A61F 2/203 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dilator may include a substantially conical body having a tip portion at a proximal end and a base portion at a distal end thereof. A wire lock portion may be configured to lock a guide wire to the dilator. A voice prosthesis holding portion may be connected to the substantially conical body by a connecting portion. The holding portion may have a central passage configured to have a tubular body of a voice prosthesis positioned therethrough, wherein at least one flange of the prosthesis is substantially unfolded proximally of the central passage.