Cannula for receiving surgical instruments

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6187000
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09137335

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A cannula (10) receives surgical instruments (120) for performing a surgical procedure on a body (130). The cannula (10) comprises a tube structure (12) defining a passage (16) through which the surgical instruments (120) are inserted into the body (130). The tube structure (12) has a proximal end (20) and a distal end (62). The tube structure (12) includes an expandable portion (40) for enabling an increase in the cross-sectional area of the passage (16) at the distal end (62). The expandable portion (40) of the tube structure (12), when expanded, has a conical configuration.

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ZIMMER SPINE INC7375 BUSH LAKE ROAD MINNEAPOLIS MN 55439-2027

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Davison, Thomas W North Attelboro, MA 42 8351
Sher, Adam North Dartmouth, MA 22 3054
Taylor, Timothy E Attelboro, MA 37 10234

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