Abstract: A device for expanding an elongate opening formed in a skin layer of a patient includes a first arm for engaging one side of the opening and a second arm for engaging the other side of the opening. The device further includes a spreader mechanism, coupled to at least one of the first and second arms, to move the at least one of the first and second arms to widen the opening. The at least one arm is configured to move between a retracted position in which the at least one arm is positioned next to the other arm and an extended position in which the at least one arm is extended to expand the opening. Other embodiments of the device as well as methods for performing a medical procedure are further disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 1, 2012
Publication date:
August 23, 2012
Applicant:
JASON SCOTT SPERLING
Inventors:
Jason Scott Sperling, Jeffrey A. Kinsberg, Cristy J. Richards
Abstract: A device for expanding an elongate opening formed in a skin layer of a patient includes a first arm for engaging one side of the opening and a second arm for engaging the other side of the opening. The device further includes a spreader mechanism, coupled to at least one of the first and second arms, to move the at least one of the first and second arms to widen the opening. The at least one arm is configured to move between a retracted position in which the at least one arm is positioned next to the other arm and an extended position in which the at least one arm is extended to expand the opening. Other embodiments of the device as well as methods for performing a medical procedure are further disclosed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 22, 2010
Publication date:
July 22, 2010
Applicant:
Jason Scott Sperling
Inventors:
Jason Scott Sperling, Jeffrey A. Kinsberg, Cristy J. Richards