System and method for multi-instrument surgical access using a single access port
US8518024B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/101
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for performing multi-tool minimally invasive medical procedures through a single instrument port into a body cavity includes an expandable frame that carries a pair of tool cannulas, each of which has a lumen for receiving a tool useable to perform a procedure in the body cavity. The frame is expandable to orient the tool cannulas such that they allow the tools to be used in concert to carry out a procedure at a common location in the body cavity.
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