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Orifice introducer device

US7874981B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

77References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Tyco Healthcare Group LP · US

Inventors

Michael P. Whitman · New Hope, US
Gerald Dorros · Scottsdale, US
Jeremy Hill · Middlebury, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2003
Grant date	Jan 25, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 5, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/08021
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An orifice introducer device for introducing, e.g., a surgical device, into, e.g., an orifice of a body, includes a tubular member having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end is adjustable between a first position for insertion into an orifice and a second position once inserted into the orifice. Alternatively, the orifice introducer device includes a distal portion having a proximal end configured to be detachably secured to the distal end of the tubular member. The distal portion is selectively detachable when the orifice introducer device is positioned in the orifice.

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