US Patent Issued to Stryker on Aug. 25 for "Multi-stage dilator and cannula system and method" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,514, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).

"Multi-stage dilator and cannula system and method" was invented by Russell Stanton (Lunenberg, Mass.) and Scott Coppen (Amesbury, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-stage dilator and cannula assembly for use in surgical procedures, including minimally invasive surgical procedures, to provide tissue dilation and opening of a portal to enable the surgeon to access and provide treatment to anatomical feature of interest."

The patent was filed on Aug. 30, 2024, under Application No. 18/820,781.

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