Devices and methods for percutaneous surgery
CA 2441482 A1 · Owner: Sdgi Holdings, Inc. · Inventors: Foley, Kevin T.; Roehm, Thomas E. Iii; Null, William B.
Overview
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Methods and devices for performing surgery in a patient are provided. A cannula provides a working channel for access to a location in the patient. A clamp assembly is removably engaged to the cannula. The clamp assembly allows use of an endoscopic viewing system or can be removed to allow use of a microscopic viewing system in order to view the surgical site in the patient through the working channel. The clamp assembly includes a viewing element mounting portion having a length along which an endoscopic viewing element can be selectively positioned.
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- Filed March 18, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 18, 2022.
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