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ORIFICE INTRODUCER DEVICE

  • US 20110082342A1
  • Filed: 12/13/2010
  • Published: 04/07/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An orifice introducer, comprising:

  • a tubular sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, a diameter of the distal end of the sheath being expandable from a first diameter to a second diameter to allow passage of a surgical instrument having a diameter that is larger than the first diameter, wherein the distal end of the sheath includes at least one of a slit, a seam, a perforation and a weakened area, which allows the expansion of the distal end.

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