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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2010
Applicant:
Said G. Osman, Frederick, MD (US);
Inventor:
Said G. Osman, Frederick, MD (US);
Assignee:
Amendia, Inc., Marietta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3484 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for creating endoscopic operating space includes an external cannula, an internal cannula disposed in the external cannula, and an expandable retractor disposed at a distal end of the device and cooperable with the external cannula and the internal cannula. The expandable retractor is displaceable between an unexpanded position and an expanded position. An actuator is cooperable with the expandable retractor to displace the expandable retractor between the unexpanded position and the expanded position.