Patents Assigned to Erblan Surgical, INC
  • Publication number: 20030083628
    Abstract: A surgical device for endoscopic surgical procedures capable of preventing injuries to internal organs during insertion. The surgical device can include one or more of the following: a multiple system of sharp blade edges, a mechanical tissue protection device that includes a series of thin plastic guards sliding along the sides of the planar knives and having an angle between their edges smaller than that of the cutting knife edges, one or more fixed conical deflectors to expand the cut tissue passage leaving the guards to contact tissue contact only at their tips, an insufflation passage configured to transport fluid into the body cavity during penetration, a locking system for the guards that prevents accidental reuse of the cutting features, and/or an ergonomic design which facilitates handling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Erblan Surgical Inc.
    Inventor: Ernesto E. Blanco
  • Patent number: 6497687
    Abstract: A surgical device for endoscopic surgical procedures capable of preventing injuries to internal organs during insertion. The surgical device can include one or more of the following: a multiple system of sharp blade edges, a mechanical tissue protection device that includes a series of thin plastic guards sliding along the sides of the planar knives and having an angle between their edges smaller than that of the cutting knife edges, one or more fixed conical deflectors to expand the cut tissue passage leaving the guards to contact tissue contact only at their tips, an insufflation passage configured to transport fluid into the body cavity during penetration, a locking system for the guards that prevents accidental reuse of the cutting features, and/or an ergonomic design which facilitates handling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Erblan Surgical Inc.
    Inventor: Ernesto E. Blanco