Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dilator device
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Application No.: US16421351Application Date: 2019-05-23
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Publication No.: US11331460B1Publication Date: 2022-05-17
- Inventor: Agustin Arrieta , Peter Flores , Felipe Echeverri
- Applicant: Dalent, LLC
- Applicant Address: US FL Coral Gables
- Assignee: Dalent, LLC
- Current Assignee: Dalent, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Coral Gables
- Agency: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/24
- IPC: A61B17/24 ; A61M29/02 ; A61M1/00

Abstract:
A dilator device including an elongated flexible material sleeve having a hollow interior extending along a distal portion and a proximal portion thereof. An expandable or inflatable bladder is connected to the distal portion and disposable radially outward from an exterior of the sleeve when in an expanded and/or inflated orientation. The elongated sleeve including a tip having a predetermined configuration that facilitates positioning the elongated sleeve within an intended body part. A fluid input is structured for removable connection to a fluid source and is disposed on the sleeve, in fluid communication with the bladder. An access opening is formed on the proximal portion and is cooperatively dimensioned with the hollow interior to removably receive any one of a plurality of different types of positioning instruments within the sleeve.
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