Patent · US Expired

Surgical sealing apparatus

US6942671B1 · kind B1 · utility

95Cited by
161References
33Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateNov 6, 2000
Grant dateSep 13, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 8, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B17/3498
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sealing apparatus includes a housing mountable to an elongate shaft having an axial lumen and defining a pathway therein a. A sealing member defines a cavity and has at least a portion thereof disposed within the housing. The sealing member is adapted to traverse the pathway of the housing about an axis of curvature.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.