ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,282, issued on May 6, was assigned to P TECH LLC (Manalapan, Fla.).
"Expandable access systems and methods" was invented by Peter M. Bonutti (Manalapan, Fla.) and Matthew M. Cremens (Effingham, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments may include an expandable access system having contracted and expanded configurations. The system and methods may include an expandable access device having a helix or wrapped shape. Embodiments may include a cannula, stent, needle, trocar, introducer, fastener, and/or any other devices disclosed herein. Embodiments may also include an expandable trocar positionable in at least a portion of the a...