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US 2019/0239922 A1Published application
Surgical Cannula And Methods Of Use
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsKyle Craig Pilgeram, Ross Callison
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Abstract
A cannula comprising a monolithic, flexible body having a central passageway bounded by a first flange and a second flange, the central passageway having an irregular shape and a diaphragm positioned therein, the first diaphragm having the same irregular shape and including at least one first diaphragm slit, and a second diaphragm positioned adjacent to or at one of the first or second flanges and having at least one second diaphragm slit.
Claims20
A cannula comprising:
- a monolithic, flexible body having a central passageway bounded by a first flange and a second flange;
- the central passageway having an irregular shape and a first diaphragm positioned therein, the first diaphragm having the same irregular shape and including at least one first diaphragm slit;
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- a second diaphragm positioned adjacent to or at one of the first or second flanges and having at least one second diaphragm slit.
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A cannula system, including:
- a cannula having:
- a monolithic, flexible body having a central passageway bounded by a first flange and a second flange;
- the central passageway having an irregular shape extending along its length;
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- a first diaphragm having at least one slit;
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- an inserter capable of engaging at least a portion of the second flange and altering it from a first, flat shape to a second, bent shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.