Abstract: A device including a hollow pipe with a variable diameter is used for medical procedures. Means are provided for reducing the diameter either internally or externally so that the pipe can be inserted into a patient's body through an incision or an opening until the distal end of the pipe reaches a desired position. Thereafter, the diameter of the pipe is increased to allow various surgical devices to be introduced through the pipe.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 18, 2011
Date of Patent:
April 28, 2015
Assignee:
Amplifico, LLC
Inventors:
Mordechai Guralnik, Martin Goldstein, Avi Barak
Abstract: A device including a hollow pipe with a variable diameter is used for medical procedures. Means are provided for reducing the diameter either internally or externally so that the pipe can be inserted into a patient's body through an incision or an opening until the distal end of the pipe reaches a desired position. Thereafter, the diameter of the pipe is increased to allow various surgical devices to be introduced through the pipe.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 18, 2011
Publication date:
March 14, 2013
Applicant:
AMPLIFICO, LLC
Inventors:
Mordechai Guralnik, Martin Goldstein, Avi Barak