Surgery – Instruments – Cutting – puncturing or piercing
Patent
1995-10-20
1997-04-15
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Cutting, puncturing or piercing
606170, 604164, 604264, A61B 1734
Patent
active
056204566
ABSTRACT:
An obturator assembly for penetrating body tissue, includes a handle assembly having a finger-actuated trigger member, a sleeve member connected to and extending from the handle assembly, an obturator shaft at least partially positioned within the sleeve member and engageable with the finger-actuated trigger member of the handle assembly and a cutting mechanism supported by the distal end portion of the obturator shaft. The cutting mechanism is deployable for cutting action upon movement of the trigger member. A method of using the obturator assembly is also disclosed.
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Bovard Mark A.
Greenwald Roger J.
Sauer Jude S.
Tiberio Thomas A.
Buiz Michael
LaserSurge, Inc.
Rasche Patrick W.
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