Apparatus for expanding body tissue
US6109264A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/1032
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical apparatus for manipulating body tissue including a hollow needle, a bulb connected to the needle for aspirating air through an end of the needle, a flexible guide wire extending through the needle, a fitting on one end of the guide wire for permitting the guide wire to be reciprocated with the same hand that holds the instrument, from a retracted position substantially within the needle, to an extended position in which a substantial length of the guide wire extends beyond an end of the needle, an expandable dilator attached to the dilation tip for dilating a tracheal wall when the dilator is inflated, and a tracheostomy tube detachably mounted with respect to the dilator for placement into a lumen of a trachea.
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