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US 2004/0103900 A1Published application
Tracheotomy surgical device
AssigneeUniversity of Florida
InventorsJeremy S. Melker, Richard J. Melker
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a novel surgical instrument, and method of using same, designed for performing tracheotomy. According to specific embodiments, the subject surgical instrument comprises a novel foot plate that is anatomically curved to follow the contours of the inner wall of the trachea.
Claims15
A surgical instrument for performing a tracheotomy procedure on a patient in need thereof comprising:
- an elongated body comprising a forward and a rearward end, and a handle extending transversely from said elongated body at a position proximal to said rearward end;
- said elongated body comprising a first shaft and a second shaft, wherein said first shaft and said second shaft portion are secured such that the first shaft is longitudinally moveable;
- a cutting portion integral with or attached to said first shaft at its forward end, said cutting portion comprising at least two cutting edges;
- a foot plate integral with or attached to said second shaft at is forward end;
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- a handle mounted to said body portion, said handle comprising a lever communicatingly engaged to or integral with said first shaft, wherein upon actuation of said lever, said cutting portion of said first shaft is drawn toward said foot plate, thereby punching a window in the trachea of said patient.
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A method of performing a tracheotomy in a patient in need thereof comprising:
- a) forming an incision between an upper and lower cartilage ring of said patient's trachea;
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- b) positioning a surgical instrument onto said trachea;
- wherein said surgical instrument comprises:
- an elongated body comprising a forward and a rearward end, and a handle extending transversely from said elongated body at a position proximal to said rearward end;
- said elongated body comprising a first shaft and a second shaft, wherein said first shaft and said second shaft portion are disposed such that the first shaft is longitudinally moveable;
- a cutting portion integral with or attached to said first shaft at its forward end, said cutting portion comprising at least two cutting edges;
- a foot plate integral with or attached to said elongated shaft at is forward end;
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- a handle mounted to said body portion, said handle comprising a lever communicatingly engaged to or integral with said first shaft, wherein upon actuation of said lever, said cutting portion of said first shaft is drawn toward said foot plate;
- wherein said positioning comprises insertion of said foot plate into said trachea through said incision.
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A surgical instrument designed for performing a tracheotomy comprising a foot plate that is anatomically curved to follow the contours of the inner wall of a trachea;
- a cutting means, said cutting means comprising at least two cutting edges, and an actuation means communicatingly engaged to said cutting means and said foot plate, whereby upon actuation of said actuation means, said cutting means is drawn toward said foot plate, or said foot plate is drawn toward said cutting means, or both said foot plate and said cutting means are simultaneously brought together, whereby tissue disposed between said cutting means and said foot plate is incised.
A surgical instrument for performing a tracheotomy procedure on a patient in need thereof comprising:
- an elongated body comprising a forward and a rearward end, and a handle extending transversely from said elongated body at a position proximal to said rearward end;
- said elongated body comprising a first shaft and a second shaft, wherein said first shaft and said second shaft portion are disposed such that the second shaft is longitudinally moveable;
- a cutting portion integral with or attached to said first shaft at its forward end, said cutting portion comprising at least two cutting edges;
- a foot plate integral with or attached to said elongated shaft at is forward end;
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- a handle mounted to said body portion, said handle comprising a lever communicatingly engaged to or integral with said second shaft, wherein upon actuation of said lever, said foot plate of said second shaft is drawn toward said cutting portion, thereby punching a window in the trachea of said patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.