Puncture-treatment assembly
AssigneeBaylis Medical Company Inc.
InventorMoussa Chehade
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Abstract
The elongated introducer assembly is configured to be selectively movable proximate to the biological feature of the patient, and puncture the biological feature of the patient and form a puncture site through the biological feature; and dilate the puncture site; and receive the auxiliary device for facilitation of movement of the auxiliary device toward the puncture site.
Claims20
An apparatus for use with an auxiliary device and a biological feature of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- an elongated introducer assembly configured to be selectively movable proximate to the biological feature of the patient;
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- the elongated introducer assembly also configured to puncture the biological feature of the patient and form a puncture site through the biological feature;
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- the elongated introducer assembly also configured to dilate the puncture site;
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- the elongated introducer assembly also configured to receive the auxiliary device for facilitation of movement of the auxiliary device toward the puncture site.
An apparatus for use with an auxiliary device and a biological feature of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- an elongated introducer assembly having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, and including a distal portion configured to be selectively movable proximate to the biological feature of the patient;
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- the distal portion including a puncture-treatment assembly being configured to puncture the biological feature of the patient and form a puncture site through the biological feature in response to selective movement of the distal portion toward the biological feature;
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- the distal portion configured to dilate the puncture site in response to further selective movement of the distal portion through the puncture site after the puncture site is formed by the puncture-treatment assembly;
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- the elongated introducer assembly and the distal portion defining an elongated introducer lumen configured to receive the auxiliary device for facilitation of movement of the auxiliary device through the puncture site extending through the biological feature.
A method of positioning an auxiliary device to a location being proximate to a biological feature of a patient, the method comprising:
- selectively moving an elongated introducer assembly, having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, and including a distal portion, proximate to the biological feature of the patient, in which the elongated introducer assembly and the distal portion define an elongated introducer lumen;
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- puncturing the biological feature of the patient and forming a puncture site through the biological feature with a puncture-treatment assembly of the distal portion by selectively moving the distal portion toward the biological feature;
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- dilating the puncture site with the distal portion by further selective movement of the distal portion through the puncture site after the puncture site is formed by the puncture-treatment assembly;
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- facilitating movement of the auxiliary device along the elongated introducer lumen and toward the puncture site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.