Medical apparatus for dilating target part
OwnerChieh Hsiao Cheninventor
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Abstract
A medical device for dilating a target tissue includes: a first lateral portion; a second lateral portion; and a middle portion connecting the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion and disposed between the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion. The medical device has a dilate mechanism. The dilate mechanism allows the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion to be in a first dilated state when a first criterion is met, and allows the middle portion to be in a second dilated state when a second criterion is met, but does not allow the middle portion to be in the second dilated state when the first criterion is met.
Claims13
A medical device for dilating a target tissue, comprising:
- a first lateral portion;
- a second lateral portion;
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- a middle portion connecting the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion and disposed between the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion,
- wherein the medical device has a dilate mechanism enabling the first lateral portion and the second lateral portion to be in a first dilated state when a first criterion is met and enabling the middle portion to be in a second dilated state when a second criterion is met,
- wherein the middle portion is not in the second dilated state when the first criterion is met.
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