Surgery – Specula – Retractor
Patent
1995-01-06
2000-09-19
McDermott, Corrine
Surgery
Specula
Retractor
600201, A61B 130
Patent
active
061204374
ABSTRACT:
An expandable multifunctional instrument for creating a space at an obstructed site in the body includes an elongate member having a distal end for being introduced in the body, a proximal end for being disposed externally of the body and an expandable member for being positioned at the obstructed site. The expandable member is movable at the obstructed site from a non-expanded position to an expanded position to displace anatomical tissue to create a space at the obstructed site for performing various operative procedures. A method of creating a space at an obstructed site includes expanding an expandable member at the obstructed site and/or introducing fluid under pressure at the obstructed site to create a space where normally no space exists.
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Yoon InBae
Yoon Samuel C.
Yoon Suzanne J.
McDermott Corrine
Yoon InBae
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