Flexible vacuum grabber for holding lesions
US6383198B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/308
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A grabbing device includes a transparent flexible cup that can be placed adjacent to a selected region of an inner surface of a body cavity. The flexible cup is visually put in place by the surgeon, and a vacuum is applied to draw a selected amount of tissue into the flexible cup, so that it may, e.g., be excised. The device may also retrieve the tissue excised from the body cavity.
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