Flexible obturator
US10159518B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/0888
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flexible obturator configured to dilate soft tissue without abrading the adjacent bone surface area. The flexible obturator consists of at least one flexible strand (for example, flexible wire, suture or similar malleable flexible material) that is overmolded with a material that allows the device to bend/flex in multiple planes. The overmolded material has an increasing taper to provide graduated dilation through soft tissue.
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