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Laparoscopic insertion device

US6905489B2 · kind B2 · utility

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62Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 24, 2001
Grant dateJun 14, 2005
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Expiry dateMar 20, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/3447
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of treatment of a body cavity of an animal that includes inserting a portion of an insertion device into a body cavity of an animal and simultaneously supplying from the inserted insertion device a first fluid and either a medical instrument or a second fluid into the body cavity, wherein the first fluid and either the medical instrument or the second fluid are not in fluid communication with one another within the insertion device.

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