Expandable and retractable cannula

An expandable cannula and method for using the expandable cannula to perform minimally invasive, percutaneous surgeries to access the spine or other bone structures, organs, or locations of the body. The expandable cannula includes a tubular body movable between first and second size states and an a...

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Hauptverfasser:	LANCIAL MIKE E, DESHPANDE MADHAVI N
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:	An expandable cannula and method for using the expandable cannula to perform minimally invasive, percutaneous surgeries to access the spine or other bone structures, organs, or locations of the body. The expandable cannula includes a tubular body movable between first and second size states and an actuating mechanism on the tubular body for moving the tubular body between the first and second size states.