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Laparoscopic surgical scaffold

US9801618B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

21Claims

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Assignee

Vicarious Surgical Inc. · US

Inventors

Adam Sachs · Somerville, US
Sammy Khalifa · Medford, US
Barry Stuart Greene · Rockville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2013
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 13, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/00477
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A collapsible scaffolding can collapse for deployment to a laparoscopic surgical site through a trocar or the like, and can expand to provide a surface for organ retraction within a body cavity. In the expanded state, the scaffolding may assist a surgical procedure in a variety of ways, such as by providing a rigid structure upon which to secure retracted organs or surgical tools such as lights, cameras, and so forth.

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