Surgery – Instruments – Orthopedic instrumentation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-10
2006-10-10
Woo, Julian W. (Department: 3731)
Surgery
Instruments
Orthopedic instrumentation
C606S08600R, C604S264000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07118577
ABSTRACT:
The device of the invention consists of a plurality of tubular cannulae, consisting of stackable segments, which prior to the surgery, are linked together at their distal ends by flexible elements, such as wires or threads. All the threads, the number of which is one less than the number of the used cannulae, are passed through one of the cannulae and the distal ends of the threads are either attached to the walls of other cannulae, at their distal ends, or pulled back through one of the cannula forming the loop at the distal end and fixed at the proximal end of the cannula. During surgery, the cannulae with their distal ends being linked are inserted into the patient's body through an incision, then the surgeon makes additional incisions, disconnects some segments from selected cannulae, subcutaneously pulls them to the additional incisions, and reconnects previously disconnected segments. The surgery is then performed using the cannulae for guiding various surgical tools. Due to flexible linking of the cannulae at their distal ends, the cannulae can be easily manipulated without disconnection and without a need for use of extraneous X-raying for reorientation of the cannulae.
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Alamin Todd F.
Faynberg Mikhail
Gitis Norm
Meyman Aleksandr
Shulepov Oleg
Nevmet Corporation
Webb Sarah
Woo Julian W.
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