Method for Introducing Materials into a Body
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Corporation
InventorsLaura Conquergood, Mark Leung, Caitlyn Paget
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Abstract
The invention comprises a method for introduction of materials into a patient's body. The method generally comprises providing an elongate member for introducing the material. The elongate member defines a lumen and comprises a distal end defining an aperture and a proximal end. The method further comprises the steps of positioning the elongate member at a target site of a patient's body; providing a motorized device at least partially disposed within the lumen; and introducing the material through the lumen into the target site using the motorized device.
Claims30
A method for introducing material into a region of a patient's body, comprising the steps of:
- providing an elongate member for introducing the material, the elongate member defining a lumen and having a distal end defining an aperture and a proximal end operatively connected to a receptacle structured to house the material, the receptacle being at least partially previous to light to allow visualization of the material within the receptacle;
- positioning the elongate member at a target side of a patient's body;
- providing a motorized device at least partially disposed within the lumen, the motorized device including a shaft and helical projections extending from the shaft;
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- introducing the material from the receptacle and through the lumen into the target site using the motorized device to rotate the shaft.
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A device for introducing material into a target site of a patient's body, the device comprising:
- an elongate member defining a lumen and having a distal end defining an aperture and a proximal end;
- a receptacle structured to house the material and operatively connected to the proximal end, the receptacle being at least partially previous to light to allow visualization of the material within the receptacle;
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- a motorized device at least partially disposed within the lumen, the motorized device including a shaft and helical projections extending from the shaft, the material being introducible from the receptacle and through the lumen into the target site using the motorized device to rotate the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.