US Patent No: 7,479,150
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Trocar insertion apparatus
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Jan 20, 2009
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Sep 16, 2004
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10/943,132
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Abstract
Apparatus for forming and enlarging a percutaneous penetration are disclosed. The apparatus includes an elongate dilation member including a radially expandable member having a first cross-sectional area; and an elongate expansion member including a tubular element having a second cross-sectional area which is larger than the first cross-sectional area. The apparatus further includes an advancing apparatus having a first arm with a first engaging feature for engaging the handle of the dilation member; a second arm with a second engaging feature for engaging the handle of the expansion member; and an operation member; the first arm and the second arm being connected so that operation of the operation member approximates the first engaging feature and the second engaging feature together.
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| 5,045,056 Method and device for thermal ablation of hollow body organs | 141 | 1989 | |
| 5,122,122 Locking trocar sleeve | 315 | 1989 | |
| 5,100,388 Method and device for thermal ablation of hollow body organs | 182 | 1990 | |
| 5,222,938 Method for thermal ablation of hollow body organs | 47 | 1992 | |
| 5,188,602 Method and device for delivering heat to hollow body organs | 130 | 1992 | |
| 5,275,611 Tension guide and dilator | 93 | 1992 | |
| 5,250,033 Peel-away introducer sheath having proximal fitting | 268 | 1992 | |
| 5,431,676 Trocar system having expandable port | 248 | 1993 | |
| 5,312,360 Tension guide and dilator | 107 | 1993 | |
| 5,433,708 Method and device for thermal ablation having improved heat transfer | 334 | 1993 | |
| 5,392,766 System and method for cleaning viewing scope lenses | 62 | 1993 | |
| 5,454,790 Method and apparatus for catheterization access | 133 | 1994 | |
| 5,540,658 Transcervical uterine access and sealing device | 51 | 1994 | |
| 5,542,928 Method and device for thermal ablation having improved heat transfer | 241 | 1994 | |
| 5,814,058 Method and apparatus employing conformable sleeve for providing percutaneous access | 70 | 1996 | |
| 2002/0035,373 System and method for establishing vascular access | 6 | 2001 | |
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| 4,896,669 Dilatation catheter | 75 | 1988 | |
| 4,986,830 Valvuloplasty catheter with balloon which remains stable during inflation | 142 | 1989 | |
| 5,041,093 Catheter with foraminous anchor | 220 | 1990 | |
| 5,222,971 Temporary stent and methods for use and manufacture | 309 | 1990 | |
| 5,380,290 Body access device | 103 | 1992 | |
| 6,090,072 Expandable introducer sheath | 55 | 1996 | |
| 5,938,645 Percutaneous aspiration catheter system | 134 | 1997 | |
| 6,425,908 Expandable catheter | 7 | 2001 | |
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| 5,320,611 Expandable cannula having longitudinal wire and method of use | 133 | 1993 | |
| 5,573,517 Expandable cannulas | 68 | 1994 | |
| 5,674,240 Expandable cannula | 63 | 1995 | |
| 5,961,499 Expandable cannula | 130 | 1995 | |
| 6,338,730 Method of using expandable cannula | 94 | 1995 | |
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| 6,080,174 Trocar system having expandable port | 71 | 1995 | |
| 5,827,319 Radially expandable access system having disposable and reusable components | 95 | 1996 | |
| 5,836,913 Device and method for accessing a body cavity | 88 | 1997 | |
| 6,245,052 Methods, systems, and kits for implanting articles | 57 | 1998 | |
| 6,325,812 Trocar system having expandable port | 66 | 2000 | |
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| 4,601,710 Trocar assembly | 392 | 1984 | |
| 4,654,030 Trocar | 419 | 1986 | |
| 4,931,042 Trocar assembly with improved latch | 246 | 1987 | |
| 5,315,985 Endoscopic instrumentation kit and package therefor | 17 | 1992 | |
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| 4,630,609 Dilatation catheter method and apparatus | 105 | 1981 | |
| 4,479,497 Double lumen dilatation catheter | 113 | 1982 | |
| 4,798,193 Protective sheath instrument carrier | 129 | 1987 | |
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| 4,739,762 Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft | 963 | 1986 | |
| 5,116,318 Dilatation balloon within an elastic sleeve | 294 | 1989 | |
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| 5,453,094 Kit assembly for use during a laparoscopic surgical procedure | 15 | 1993 | |
| 5,885,217 Catheter introducer | 79 | 1995 | |
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| 4,601,713 Variable diameter catheter | 254 | 1985 | |
| 4,738,666 Variable diameter catheter | 303 | 1987 | |
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| 5,437,631 Percutaneous introducer set and method for sealing puncture wounds | 225 | 1993 | |
| 6,325,789 Device and method for sealing puncture wounds | 54 | 1999 | |
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| 5,021,241 Long-term sustained-release preparation | 26 | 1988 | |
| 5,800,390 Equipment for intracerebral administration of preparations | 27 | 1997 | |
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| 4,955,895 Vasodilating catheter | 211 | 1989 | |
| 5,569,200 Vascular catheter | 56 | 1995 | |
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| 4,846,791 Multi-lumen catheter | 87 | 1988 | |
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| 4,493,701 Wound drainage device of resilient sidewalls with a constant rate of recovery | 5 | 1982 | |
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| 4,650,466 Angioplasty device | 661 | 1985 | |
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| 5,484,403 Hypodermic syringe for implanting solid objects | 104 | 1994 | |
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| 5,112,304 Balloon catheter | 87 | 1989 | |
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| 4,504,268 Stiffening core for a catheter tube | 66 | 1982 | |
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| 5,226,899 Catheter tubing of controlled in vivo softening | 40 | 1991 | |
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| 6,428,550 Sutureless closure and deployment system for connecting blood vessels | 84 | 1999 | |
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| 4,772,266 Catheter dilator/sheath assembly and method | 225 | 1987 | |
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| 4,581,025 Sheath | 141 | 1983 | |
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| 6,340,358 Trocar | 6 | 2000 | |
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| 5,201,756 Radially-expandable tubular elements for use in the construction of medical devices | 72 | 1992 | |
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| 5,318,588 Radially-expandable tubular elements for use in the construction of medical devices | 48 | 1993 | |
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| 4,753,636 Subcutaneous implant kit | 67 | 1986 | |
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| 6,450,989 Dilating and support apparatus with disease inhibitors and methods for use | 121 | 1999 | |
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| 5,409,498 Rotatable articulating endoscopic fastening instrument | 112 | 1992 | |
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| 4,888,000 Apparatus for the insertion of catheters | 79 | 1988 | |
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| 4,972,827 Guide device for percutaneous insertion of endoscope | 77 | 1990 | |
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| 5,460,170 Adjustable surgical retractor | 69 | 1994 | |
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| 4,941,874 Device for the administration of implants | 77 | 1988 | |
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| 6,494,893 Trocar system having expandable port | 116 | 2001 | |
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| 5,183,464 Radially expandable dilator | 270 | 1991 | |
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| 5,250,025 Percutaneous access catheter and method of use | 57 | 1992 | |
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| 6,095,967 Isotope seeding system that releases radioactive seeds for treatment of cancerous cells | 22 | 1998 | |
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| 4,996,583 Stack type semiconductor package | 95 | 1990 | |
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| 4,706,670 Dilatation catheter | 175 | 1985 | |
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| 5,069,674 Flexible, kink-resistant catheter | 129 | 1989 | |
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| 5,197,971 Arthroscopic retractor and method of using the same | 333 | 1990 | |
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| 5,713,867 Introducer system having kink resistant splittable sheath | 73 | 1996 | |
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| 4,846,812 Softening catheter | 63 | 1988 | |
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| 5,938,587 Flexible inner liner for the working channel of an endoscope | 30 | 1996 | |
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| 5,304,119 Instrument for injecting implants through animal hide | 41 | 1993 | |
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| 5,487,739 Implantable therapy systems and methods | 113 | 1995 | |
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| 5,230,702 Hemodialysis method | 66 | 1991 | |
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| 4,716,901 Surgical appliance for forming an opening through the skin | 171 | 1985 | |
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| 4,447,237 Valving slit construction and cooperating assembly for penetrating the same | 102 | 1982 | |
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| 5,279,554 Implanting device | 31 | 1992 | |
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| 4,183,102 Inflatable prosthetic device for lining a body duct | 195 | 1977 | |
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| 4,954,126 Prosthesis comprising an expansible or contractile tubular body | 614 | 1989 | |
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| 4,865,593 Splittable cannula | 98 | 1988 | |
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| 5,403,278 Device and method for treating hematomas and false aneurysms | 38 | 1993 | |
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| 4,610,688 Triaxially-braided fabric prosthesis | 137 | 1983 | |
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| 5,458,579 Mechanical trocar insertion apparatus | 35 | 1992 | |
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| 5,407,430 Intravenous catheter | 27 | 1994 | |
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| 5,234,425 Variable diameter sheath method and apparatus for use in body passages | 65 | 1992 | |
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| 5,158,545 Diameter expansion cannula | 160 | 1991 | |
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| 4,461,281 Arthroscopic surgical apparatus and method | 100 | 1977 | |
| 4,320,762 Dilator | 35 | 1980 | |
| 4,411,655 Apparatus and method for percutaneous catheterization | 166 | 1981 | |
| 4,589,868 Expandable dilator-catheter | 89 | 1984 | |
| 4,921,479 Catheter sheath with longitudinal seam | 200 | 1987 | |
| 4,869,717 Gas insufflation needle with instrument port | 284 | 1988 | |
| 4,899,729 Expansible cannula | 187 | 1988 | |
| 4,998,539 Method of using removable endo-arterial devices to repair detachments in the arterial walls | 447 | 1988 | |
| 5,147,316 Laparoscopic trocar with self-locking port sleeve | 180 | 1990 | |
| 5,139,511 Expansible cannula | 90 | 1991 | |
| 5,246,424 Device and method for use in obtaining access to an internal body organ | 50 | 1992 | |
| 5,312,417 Laparoscopic cannula assembly and associated method | 171 | 1992 | |
| 5,316,360 Automobile sun visor | 17 | 1993 | |
| 5,496,292 Catheter with irregular inner and/or outer surfaces to reduce travelling friction | 86 | 1993 | |
| 5,556,376 Multifunctional devices having loop configured portions and collection systems for endoscopic surgical procedures and methods thereof | 25 | 1994 | |
| 5,688,286 Safety trocar penetrating instrument with safety shield having resilient distal end | 20 | 1996 | |
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Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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| 7.5 Year Payment | $3600.00 | $1800.00 | $900.00 | Jul 20, 2016 |
| 11.5 Year Payment | $7400.00 | $3700.00 | $1850.00 | Jul 20, 2020 |
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
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| Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |