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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2016
Sandy Lawrence Heck, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eric William Conley, South Berwick, ME (US);
Ricardo Alexander Gomez, Lighthouse Point, FL (US);
Sandy Lawrence Heck, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eric William Conley, South Berwick, ME (US);
Ricardo Alexander Gomez, Lighthouse Point, FL (US);
INNERSPACE SURGICAL CORPORATION, Pompano Beach, FL (US);
Abstract
A single instrument head loading device for use in needlescopic surgery comprises a shaft having maneuverable structure on a proximal end for use in correctly positioning an instrument head at a distal end thereof through manipulation of at least one wire engaged to a distal end loader within which the instrument head is held by maneuvering the maneuverable structure at the proximal end, to which a proximal end of the at least one wire is attached, the at least one wire traversing the length of the shaft and the distal end loader being positioned in a suitable position allowing engagement of the instrument head under continuous direct visualization to a distal end of a cooperating shaft of a surgical instrument as well as allowing for disengagement of the instrument head back into the distal end loader under continuous direct visualization, the engagement and disengagement taking place within a body cavity.