Patents
US 12685561 B2: Expandable surgical access port
- Granted
- 2026-07-21
- Filed
- 2023-06-30 application 18217089
- Type
- Utility · 28 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An expandable surgical access port having movable arms and a membrane on the arms. The arms are movable by a mechanism that operates without moving in the longitudinal direction, and may include position indicators, slots for lights and electrical wires through the arms, and other features. A method for making a surgical access port is also provided.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 (ipgb20260721.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vycor Medical, Inc. 20 patents | US company or organization | Boca Raton, FL | VYCOR MEDICAL, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state VYCOR MEDICAL INC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state VYCOR MEDICAL INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Cantor | Rome, IT | 8 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 | |
| Robert Schaefer | Riverside, CA | 12 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/3423 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-21 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CANTOR, DAVID signed 2022-10-10 SCHAEFER, ROBERT signed 2023-02-28 | VYCOR MEDICAL, INC. BOCA RATON, FL | 64704/203 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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