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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Gregory S. Weinstein, Gladwyne, PA (US);
Bert W. O'malley, Jr., Villanova, PA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory S. Weinstein, Gladwyne, PA (US);
Bert W. O'Malley, Jr., Villanova, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed towards tools for use in performing surgery or examination via the oral cavity, in particular in the region of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, and hypopharynx, devices and systems incorporating these tools, and procedures using these tools. More specifically, the tools, devices, systems and procedures are directed towards Transoral Robotic Surgery or any non-robotic transoral surgical approach.