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US 2004/0006317 A1Published application
Safety guide for surgical placement of sharp instruments
OwnerJoseph John Spranza III, Robert S. Nambainventors
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for the safe surgical placement of sharp instruments, such as trocars, is provided. The apparatus includes a safety guide that allows placement of a surgical trocar through a patient's skin and into a receiver. After placement of a sharp end of the trocar into the receiver, the trocar is then advanced through the patient's skin and removed from the body, thereby pulling a surgical drain, which is attached to the trocar, through the skin. The trocar and safety guide may then be disposed, the sharp end of the trochar remaining safely covered by the receiver.
Claims3
A surgical trocar comprising:
- an elongate rod having a sharp end;
- and
- a recess in an outer surface of said rod, said recess being configured to receive locking means housed in a receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.