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US 2026/0306135 A1Published application
Needle for delivery of multiple extending elements to tissue
AssigneeUniversity of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
InventorsGaurav Chauhan, Trent D. Emerick
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Abstract
A needle system for implanting an extending element including a needle body—configured to be placed in closed state and in open state, wherein an axially extending opening is provided in the needle body in the open state, whereby the extending element, which has been passed through a lumen of the needle body, can be removed from the lumen via the axially extending opening.
Claims21
A needle system for implanting an extending element, comprising:
- a needle body configured to be placed in closed state and in open state, wherein an axially extending opening is provided in the needle body in the open state, whereby the extending element, which has been passed through a lumen of the needle body, can be removed from the lumen via the axially extending opening.
A method of implanting one or more extending elements, comprising:
- inserting a portion of a needle body of a needle system into tissue of a patient while the needle body is in a closed state,
- passing the extending element from external to the patient into a lumen of the needle body to extend to a region of interest;
- opening an axially extending opening in the needle body to place the needle body in an open state;
- and
- moving a portion of the extending element passing through the lumen from the lumen to outside of the needle body through the axially extending opening.
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