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Method and apparatus for providing a passageway

  • US 20060241620A1
  • Filed: 04/20/2005
  • Published: 10/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for use with a passageway in a surgical procedure, comprising:

  • a reference structure;

    a first guide member connected to the reference structure and adapted to be arranged in a first position relative to the reference structure, the first guide member having distal and proximal ends and a first passage leading to the distal end; and

    a second guide member connected to the reference structure and adapted to be arranged in a second position relative to the reference structure, the second guide member having distal and proximal ends and a second passage leading to the distal end;

    wherein the first and second guide members are arranged so that when in the first and second positions, respectively, the first and second passages are adjacent at distal ends of the first and second guide members.

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