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Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization

  • US 20060173483A1
  • Filed: 12/20/2005
  • Published: 08/03/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1992
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. ) An apparatus for creating an anatomical working space in a patient comprising:

  • an elongate guide member including a bore and an open ended distal portion;

    a tunneling member having a bore therein, the bore extending to an open distal end, the tunneling member being received in the bore of the elongate guide member for tunneling through tissue of the patient;

    a balloon having an inflatable space and being attached to the guide member so that a laparoscope is insertable into the tunneling member so as to extend out the open distal end and into the balloon.

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