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US 9,044,256 B2Granted
Medical devices, apparatuses, systems, and methods
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorsJeffrey A. Cadeddu, Daniel J. Scott, Raul Fernandez, Richard A. Bergs
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Abstract
Medical devices having a platform and an arm movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position. In some embodiments, the platform comprises at least one of a magnetically-attractive material and a material capable of being magnetically-charged. Methods of use.
Claims9
A medical device comprising:
- a platform;
- an arm having a hub that is pivotally coupled to the platform such that the arm is rotatable at least 90 degrees around a rotational axis between a collapsed position and an expanded position;
- a threaded member rotatably coupled to the platform;
- a shuttle coupled to the threaded member;
- and
- a shuttle arm having a first end coupled to the shuttle and a second end coupled to the hub of the arm;
- where the medical device is configured such that:
- a tool can be coupled to the threaded member such that the tool can be rotated to rotate the threaded member;
- and
- if the threaded member is rotated in a first rotational direction when the arm is in the collapsed position, then the shuttle will travel in a substantially linear first direction to cause the arm to rotate from the collapsed position toward the expanded position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.