Oval cannula assembly
CA 2253801 A1 · Owner: Smith & Nephew Richards Inc. · Inventors: Kambin, Parviz
Overview
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Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
The present invention is the apparatus and method for performing percutaneous surgical disc procedures. The apparatus comprises an oval cannula (110) having a bore and an oval transverse cross section. The apparatus is used with an obturator and an elongate member.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed May 2, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 2, 2017.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by May 2, 2019.
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