Percutaneous fixation of hollow organs
US4705040A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 18, 1985 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0496
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
For percutaneous fixation of a hollow organ of a body, a hollow needle carrying a retaining device attached to a tension filament through the skin into the hollow organ, the retaining device is released from the needle, and the organ is fixed by adjusting the tension on the filament and clamping the filament outside the body by means bearing upon the exterior of the body.
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