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US 2006/0079918 A1Published application
Balloon anchored surgical apparatus, its use and manufacture
OwnerBrian Crestoninventor
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Abstract
A surgical instrument is provided including a housing having an orifice; a cannula defining a lumen which is in communication with the orifice; an obturator receivable through the orifice and the lumen; and a balloon having a distal side, a proximal side and an aperture extending through the distal side and the proximal side. The surgical instrument further includes at least one attachment member to facilitate welding of the cannula to the balloon.
Claims6
A surgical instrument comprising:
- a housing having an orifice;
- a cannula having a proximal end connected to the housing, a distal end, and a lumen in communication with the orifice, the cannula formed from a first material;
- a generally cylindrical balloon member having a distal end and a proximal end, the balloon member being attached to the cannula at the distal end and the proximal end of the balloon member wherein the balloon member is formed from a second material;
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- the cannula defining a threaded portion disposed near the distal end of the cannula and at least a portion of the balloon member overlying the threaded portion.
2 more elements
The surgical instrument of claim I, wherein the threaded portion is integrally formed with the cannula.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.