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Patent Number: 9386972
Patent Date: 2016-07-12
Patent type: utility
A method for providing an endoscopic port includes inserting a distal portion of an expandable member into soft tissue in a patient's body. The distal portion of the expandable member is inflated to form a passageway in the soft tissue. A rigid tube member is delivered into the passageway formed by the expandable member through the inside of the inflatable member. A port is established between a proximal opening in the rigid tube member and a distal opening in the rigid tube member.
Inventors
| First Name | Last Name | City | State | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnathan A. | Engh | - | - | - |
| Gregg W. | Podnar | - | - | - |
IPCs
| Section | Class | Sub Class | Group | Sub Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 61 | B | 1 | 32 |
| A | 61 | B | 17 | 02 |
| A | 61 | B | 1 | 313 |
| A | 61 | B | 17 | 34 |
| A | 61 | B | 17 | 00 |
Assignee
| Organization | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | - | - | - | - | - |