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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IL (US);
John M. O'Brien, Lexington, KY (US);
Matthew J. Terwiske, Bloomington, IN (US);
Justin D. Renfrow, Bloomington, IN (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
A medical device configured for assistance with the cervical cerclage procedure is provided. The medical device includes a barrier structure with a finger and a therebetween. A hub is fixed to a distal end of the catheter and defines an extension with a second void between an end surface of the hub and the extension. The barrier structure and the hub are releaseably attached with the extension disposed within the first void and the finger within the second void. A wire guide withdrawably extends through coaxial holes within the hub, extension, finger, and a portion of the barrier structure to fix the hub and barrier structure together.