Apparatus and related method for providing a passage into the body
US8356598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/32093
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing a passage into the body for use in, among other things, medical procedures, including tracheostomies and cricothyroidectomies is described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus for providing a passage into the body includes a first slider unit and a second slider unit operably connected to a slider track for retractable deployment of a scalpel and a tissue spreader attached respectively thereto, and for the auto-retraction of the scalpel due to movement of the second slider unit.
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