US 12,156,983 B1
Dilator device
Agustin Arrieta, Pinecrest, FL (US); Peter Flores, Miami, FL (US); and Felipe Echeverri, Coral Gables, FL (US)
Assigned to Dalent, LLC, Miami, FL (US)
Filed by Dalent, LLC, Coral Gables, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/719,655.
Application 17/719,655 is a continuation of application No. 16/421,351, filed on May 23, 2019, granted, now 11,331,460.
Application 16/421,351 is a continuation of application No. 15/635,666, filed on Jun. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,322,269, issued on Jun. 18, 2019.
Application 15/635,666 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/599,817, filed on Jan. 19, 2015, abandoned.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/24 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 29/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 29/02 (2013.01) [A61M 1/774 (2021.05); A61M 2210/0618 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dilator device comprising:
an elongated sleeve having a hollow interior extending along a length thereof,
an access opening disposed on a proximal portion of said elongated sleeve in communicating relation with said hollow interior,
said elongated sleeve comprising a tip disposed on a distal portion thereof,
a bladder connected to a distal portion of said elongated sleeve and extendable outwardly therefrom in an expanded orientation,
a fluid input for a fluid source connected to said elongated sleeve in fluid communication with said bladder,
said access opening and said hollow interior structured and dimensioned to removably receive therein a positioning instrument,
said tip comprising a tapered configuration,
said tapered configuration configured to facilitate positioning of said elongated sleeve within a body part.