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US 8,556,860 B2Granted
Neurosurgical cap
AssigneeRenishaw (Ireland) Limited
InventorsMathew D F Stratton, Hugo G Derrick, Max R Woolley
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Abstract
The invention relates to a cap for use in neurosurgery. The cap may be applied to a bore hole in a patient's skull, allowing the entry and removal of neurosurgical instruments, while providing an openable seal over the bore hole.
Claims15
A neurosurgical cap comprising:
- a body that is attachable to a skull of a patient, the body defining a channel configured to pass one or more neurosurgical instruments into a brain;
- and
- an openable seal for sealing the channel, wherein
- the seal is a septum seal configured to allow the one or more neurosurgical instruments to be passed through said channel and to sealably engage the one or more neurosurgical instruments, and
- the cap allows an implanted device to be explanted by pulling on the device, without having to surgically open the patient's scalp.
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A neurosurgical cap comprising:
- a body that is attachable to a skull of a patient, the body defining a channel configured to pass one or more neurosurgical instruments into a brain;
- and
- an openable seal for sealing the channel, wherein
- the seal is a septum seal configured to allow the one or more neurosurgical instruments to be passed through said channel and to sealably engage the one or more neurosurgical instruments, and
- the body comprises at least one weakened region, in which the body can flex.
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A neurosurgical cap comprising:
- a body that is attachable to a skull of a patient, the body defining a channel configured to pass one or more neurosurgical instruments into a brain;
- an openable seal for sealing the channel, wherein the seal is a septum seal configured to allow the one or more neurosurgical instruments to be passed through said channel and to sealably engage the one or more neurosurgical instruments;
- and
- a cap seal.
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A neurosurgical cap comprising:
- a body that is attachable to a skull of a patient, the body defining a channel configured to pass one or more neurosurgical instruments into a brain;
- an openable seal for sealing the channel;
- and
- a cap top, wherein
- the seal is a septum seal configured to allow the one or more neurosurgical instruments to be passed through said channel and to sealably engage the one or more neurosurgical instruments, and
- the cap top comprises at least one O ring.
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A neurosurgical cap comprising:
- a body that is attachable to a skull of a patient, the body defining a channel configured to pass one or more neurosurgical instruments into a brain;
- an openable seal for sealing the channel;
- and
- a cap top, wherein
- the seal is a septum seal configured to allow the one or more neurosurgical instruments to be passed through said channel and to sealably engage the one or more neurosurgical instruments, and
- there is a groove in the side wall of the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.