Patent · US Expired

Laminectomy suction and retraction device

US6875173B2 · kind B2 · utility

30Cited by
20References
12Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 17, 2003
Grant dateApr 5, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 13, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M1/7411
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laminectomy suction and retraction device has a body with an offset probe extending therefrom. The tip of the probe has a retraction blade having a pair of suction ports lying above a pair of ports in the distal end surface of the probe. A rectangular port is formed by the end surface of the probe, adjacent the blade surface.

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