Methods and devices to decrease tissue trauma during surgery
US8915845B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2005/006
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices are disclosed to reduce the tissue trauma that occurs when a physician retracts or otherwise deforms a patient's tissues for surgery or other medical procedures. In one part, methods and devices are disclosed for cooling the tissue around the incision. In another part, methods and devices are disclosed that elute drugs into the tissues of the tissue margin. In another part, methods and devices are disclosed to engage tissues during retraction to cushion, to sense tissue state, and to modulate tissue state.
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