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Method and apparatus for accessing the interior of a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel telescoping access cannula and a novel telescoping obturator

US8425532B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

23Claims

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Assignee

Pivot Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

James Flom · Redwood City, US
Thomas Weisel · Ventura, US
Andrew Lantz · San Francisco, US
Roger Pisarnwongs · Valencia, US
Jonathan M. Dewey · Memphis, US
Matthew Frushell · Danville, US
Bryan Kelly · New York, US
Michael Wei · Redwood City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 4, 2009
Grant date	Apr 23, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 13, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/347
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A telescoping access cannula comprising:

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