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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2013
The Trustees of Columbia University IN the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Dennis L. Fowler, Boston, MA (US);
Peter K. Allen, Pleasantville, NY (US);
Andrew T. Miller, Brooklyn, NY (US);
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a system and single or multi-functional element device that can be inserted and temporarily placed or implanted into a structure having a lumen or hollow space, such as a subject's abdominal cavity to provide therewith access to the site of interest in connection with minimally invasive surgical procedures. The insertable device may be configured such that the functional elements have various degrees of freedom of movement with respect to orienting the functional elements or elements to provide access to the site from multiple and different orientations/perspectives as the procedure dictates, e.g., to provide multiple selectable views of the site, and may provide a stereoscopic view of the site of interest.