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Articulating blunt dissector/gastric band application device

  • US 20070288048A1
  • Filed: 06/09/2006
  • Published: 12/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A single handed articulating blunt dissector/gastric band application device, comprising:

  • a support shaft connecting a handle at a first end of the device to an articulating assembly at a second end of the device;

    the handle includes an actuation mechanism linked to the articulating assembly for controlling movement thereof;

    the second end includes a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end includes a blunt distal tip shaped and dimensioned for dissecting tissue without unduly causing trauma to the tissue, and the second end also includes a suture grasping notch shaped and dimensioned for engaging and pulling a gastric band.

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