Introducer device
US8617197B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/3454
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An introducer and method provides a surgical tool with a pathway through tissue to a surgical site, wherein the surgical tool includes at least one surgical instrument. The introducer comprises a flexible sheath having a distal portion including a distal end and is arranged for receiving the surgical tool. A tissue separation tip at the distal portion of the sheath advances the sheath into the tissue towards the surgical site. The tissue separation tip is arranged to form a tissue gap and provide the at least one surgical instrument access to the tissue gap for performing a medical procedure consonant with the formation of the tissue gap or the performance of work at the surgical site.
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