Method and apparatus for accessing the interior of a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel telescoping access cannula and a novel telescoping obturator
US12171461B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/347
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A telescoping access cannula comprising: an outer tube; an inner tube carried by the outer tube, the inner tube being coaxial with the outer tube and longitudinally movable relative to the outer tube; and a rotatable member carried by the outer tube and connected to the inner tube, wherein rotation of the rotatable member causes longitudinal movement of the inner tube relative to the outer tube.
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