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US 10,117,664 B2Granted
Combined tunneling tools
AssigneeHeartWare, Inc.
InventorJohn Rudser
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Abstract
A surgical device includes a handle body extending along a handle axis. The handle body is releasably engaged to a tunneling shaft extending along a shaft axis transverse to the handle axis. At least one tool is mounted to the handle body. Each tool includes a working end adapted to actuate an element of an implantable device.
Claims17
A surgical device comprising:
- a handle body extending along a handle axis, the handle body being releasably engaged to a tunneling shaft extending along a shaft axis transverse to the handle axis;
- and
- at least one tool mounted to the handle body, each said tool having a working end adapted to actuate an element of an implantable device, wherein the working end forms a wrench having a torque limiting element.
A surgical device comprising:
- a handle body extending along a handle axis, the handle body being releasably engaged to a tunneling shaft extending along a shaft axis transverse to the handle axis;
- at least one tool mounted to the handle body, each said tool having a working end adapted to actuate an element of an implantable device, wherein the at least one tool is mounted to the handle body for movement between a stored position and a working position;
- an actuator operable to move the at least one tool from the stored position to the working position;
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- a depression in an external surface of the handle body that is shaped to receive the at least one tool in the stored position, wherein the actuator is a tab mounted on the at least one tool, wherein application of a force to the actuator rotates the at least one tool and the actuator about a point on the handle body to sit flush in the depression, and wherein a portion of the at least one tool is contained within the handle body in the stored position.
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A surgical device comprising:
- a handle body extending along a handle axis, the handle body being releasably engaged to a tunneling shaft extending along a shaft axis transverse to the handle axis;
- and
- at least one tool mounted to the handle body, each said tool having a working end adapted to actuate an element of an implantable device, wherein the at least one tool is mounted to the handle body for movement between a stored position and a working position, and wherein a portion of the at least one tool is contained within the handle body in the stored position;
- an actuator operable to move the at least one tool from the stored position to the working position, wherein the actuator includes a spring element engaged between the at least one tool and the handle body to bias the at least one tool toward the working position;
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- a control element movable between a lock position, in which the control element holds the actuator in the stored position, and a release position, in which the tool is free to move toward the working position.
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A surgical device comprising:
- a handle body extending along a handle axis, the handle body being releasably engaged to a tunneling shaft extending along a shaft axis transverse to the handle axis;
- and
- at least one tool mounted to the handle body, each said tool having a working end adapted to actuate an element of an implantable device, wherein the at least one tool is mounted to the handle body for movement between a stored position and a working position, wherein the tunneling shaft has at least one hole transverse to the shaft axis adjacent to the at least one tool, and wherein the at least one hole on the tunneling shaft is in communication with a bore extending through the tunneling shaft and the handle body along the shaft axis.
A surgical kit comprising:
- at least one tunneling shaft extending along a shaft axis;
- a handle body extending along a handle axis, the handle body being engageable with each tunneling shaft so that the shaft axis is transverse to the handle axis;
- a plurality of tools, each said tool being permanently mounted on the handle body or adapted for temporary mounting on the handle body, each said tool having a working end adapted to actuate an element of an implantable device;
- a container including the at least one tunneling shaft, the handle body, and the plurality of tools being disposed within the container;
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- at least one elongated implantable element secured in the container, the container, the handle body, the plurality of tools, and the at least one elongated implantable element stored in the container forming an autoclavable sterilizable assembly, and wherein the sterilizable assembly further comprises at least one implantable device selected from a group consisting of a controller, a pump, a battery pack, an induction coil, and a sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.