Apparatus to facilitate penetration into a body cavity or lumen formed by body tissue, and method for using same
OwnerOm Prakash Rehilinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus to facilitate penetration into a body cavity or lumen formed by body tissue includes a trocar having a shaft, a handle, and a passageway. The shaft has a longitudinal extent with a first end mounted to the handle and a second end having a sharp point. The passageway extends through the shaft and along the longitudinal extent of the shaft from a first opening located near the first end of the shaft to a second opening located near the second end of the shaft.
Claims16
A apparatus to facilitate penetration into a body cavity or lumen formed by body tissue, comprising a trocar having a shaft, a handle, and a passageway, said shaft having a longitudinal extent with a first end mounted to said handle and a second end having a sharp point, said passageway extending through said shaft and along said longitudinal extent of said shaft from a first opening located near said first end of said shaft to a second opening located near said second end of said shaft.
A kit for facilitating penetration of a body cavity or lumen formed by body tissue, comprising:
- a trocar having a shaft, a handle, and a passageway, said shaft having a longitudinal extent with a first end mounted to said handle and a second end having a sharp point, said passageway extending through said shaft and along said longitudinal extent of said shaft from a first opening located near said first end of said shaft to a second opening located near said second end of said shaft;
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- a cannula having an elongate tube for receiving said shaft of said trocar.
A method for facilitating drainage of a body cavity or lumen formed by body tissue, comprising:
- locating a site on a patient for insertion of a probing apparatus including an assembled trocar and cannula;
- prepping an area on the skin around said site with skin prep solution;
- anaesthetizing said area around said site;
- forming an incision in the skin at said site;
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- inserting said probing apparatus through said incision and into at least one of said body cavity and said lumen, wherein a portion of the contents in said body cavity or said lumen is drained through a passageway formed in said trocar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.