Cannula for receiving surgical instruments

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8540746
APP PUB NO 20130066160A1
SERIAL NO

13615961

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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, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Davison, Thomas W North Attleboro, US 42 7953
Sher, Adam North Attleboro, US 22 2934
Taylor, Timothy E Hoover, US 37 9719

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