Elongated medical needle
AssigneeBaylis Medical Company Inc.
InventorSuleman Azam
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Abstract
An elongated medical needle defines an open lumen presenting a distal face configured to be maneuvered toward, and positionable proximate to, the biological feature of the patient. A lid assembly is configured to selectively cover, at least in part, the distal face of the open lumen. The lid assembly is also configured to selectively emit energy toward the biological feature.
Claims15
Apparatus for use with a biological feature of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- an elongated medical needle defining an open lumen presenting a distal face configured to be maneuvered toward, and positionable proximate to, the biological feature of the patient;
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- a lid assembly configured to selectively cover, at least in part, the distal face of the open lumen;
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- the lid assembly also configured to puncture through the biological feature;
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- the lid assembly also configured to selectively uncover, at least in part, the distal face of the open lumen after the lid assembly has punctured through the biological feature.
An apparatus for use with a biological feature of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- an elongated medical needle defining an open lumen presenting a distal face configured to be maneuvered toward, and positionable proximate to, the biological feature of the patient;
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- a lid assembly configured to selectively cover, at least in part, the distal face of the open lumen;
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- the lid assembly also configured to selectively emit energy toward the biological feature after the distal face has been maneuvered toward, and positioned proximate to, the biological feature and after the lid assembly, in use, selectively covers, at least in part, the distal face of the open lumen in such a way that the lid assembly, in use, vaporizes a portion of the biological feature.
A method of emitting energy toward a biological feature of a patient, the method comprising:
- maneuvering and positioning a distal face of an open lumen of an elongated medical needle toward and proximate to the biological feature of the patient;
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- selectively covering, at least in part, the distal face of the open lumen with a lid assembly;
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- selectively emitting energy toward the biological feature from the lid assembly after the distal face has been maneuvered toward, and positioned proximate to, the biological feature and after the lid assembly, in use, selectively covers, at least in part, the distal face of the open lumen in such a way that the lid assembly, in use, vaporizes a portion of the biological feature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.