Surgical instrument
US9226740B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
10References
9Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/2927
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical instrument including an elongate portion arranged, in use, to be inserted through a restricted opening into a body, the elongate portion being movable from a first configuration to a second, different configuration in which two parts of the instrument that are spaced from each other in the first configuration at least partially cross each other in the second configuration.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.