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Surgical dilator

US5342384A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 13, 1992
Grant dateAug 30, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M29/00
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical dilator for stretching an incision having a smooth convex tip and wherein the rod has at least one cross sectional area which is oval to induce more stretching in a first direction than in a direction normal to the first direction.

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