Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Port apparatus and sheath device for electrocautery and related methods thereof
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Application No.: US16308039Application Date: 2017-06-09
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Publication No.: US11937848B2Publication Date: 2024-03-26
- Inventor: Gorav Ailawadi , James Hunter Mehaffey
- Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
- Applicant Address: US VA Charlottesville
- Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
- Current Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Charlottesville
- Agent Robert J. Decker
- International Application: PCT/US2017/036741 2017.06.09
- International Announcement: WO2017/214496A 2017.12.14
- Date entered country: 2018-12-07
- Main IPC: A61B17/34
- IPC: A61B17/34 ; A61B17/32 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B18/08 ; A61B18/12 ; A61B18/14 ; C09K19/02 ; C09K19/38 ; F03G7/06 ; G06F3/01 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B1/313 ; A61B17/02
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for performing electrocautery on a site of a subject that includes inserting a trocar device into the location of the site of the subject and electro-cauterizing the site of the subject using a diode included with the trocar device. A method and apparatus for performing electrocautery on a site of a subject that includes inserting one or more medical tubes or medical instruments or devices that extends through an expandable sheath; and electro-cauterizing the site of the subject using a diode included with the expandable sheath device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190307488A1 PORT APPARATUS AND SHEATH DEVICE FOR ELECTROCAUTERY AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF Public/Granted day:2019-10-10
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