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US 2019/0336164 A1Published application
Positioning Device for Medical Devices
AssigneeUTI Limited Partnership
InventorsSumesh THOMAS, ChunMin CHEE, Wiley CHUNG
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a positioning device for insertion into a patient. The device includes an outer sheath having an external thread on an outer surface. The device also includes a removable inner cannula for insertion into the outer sheath. The cannula has a penetrating end at its insertion end. It may also include a locking device for locking the inner cannula to the outer sheath. The device may be a pneumothorax drainage device.
Claims13
A positioning device for insertion into a patient, comprising:
- a. an outer sheath comprising a body and an external thread on an outer surface of the body;
- b. a removable inner cannula for insertion into the outer sheath, the cannula comprising a body for insertion in the body of the outer sheath, and a penetrating end on the body of the cannula at an insertion end;
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- c. a locking device for locking the inner cannula to the outer sheath.
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A method of inserting a positioning device into a patient, comprising the steps of:
- a. inserting a removable inner cannula into an outer sheath, wherein the outer sheath comprises a body and an external thread on an outer surface of the body;
- and the removable inner cannula comprises a body for insertion in the body of the outer sheath, and a penetrating end on the body of the cannula at an insertion end;
- b. positioning the penetrating end at a desired location on a patient;
- c. inserting the penetrating end into the patient and rotating the device so that the external thread moves the device into the patient;
- d. when the device is fully inserted into the patient, ceasing rotating the device;
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- e. removing the inner cannula from the outer sheath.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.