Apparatus and method for implant removal
US6053927A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F6/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical device for removing implanted devices includes a sleeve device with an elongated trough portion arranged to extend through a skin opening and be positioned subjacent to a particular implanted device. A removable knife assembly is inserted through a tubular portion of the sleeve device and is used to incise scar tissue from a proximal end of the implanted device. The implanted device is then manipulated through the opening in the surrounding scar tissue and deposited on the trough portion of the sleeve device whereupon it is removed through the skin opening. The surgical device may also include a removable trochar device slidably engaging the tubular portion of the sleeve device and penetrating flesh to the implanted device.
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