US5423770A
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Automatic retractable safety penetrating instrument
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-06-22
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Granted: 1995-06-13
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Expires: 2013-06-22
Abstract
Abstract A retractable safety penetrating instrument includes a cannula, a penetrating member disposed within the cannula and a hub mounting proximal ends of the penetrating member and the cannula. The penetrating member is movable to an operative state to penetrate tissue wherein a sharp tip of the penetrating member extends beyond a distal end of the cannula, and is arranged to be moved to a retracted position with the sharp tip of the penetrating member disposed within the cannula in a safe, protected position upon penetrating through the tissue. The penetrating member is selectively movable to various extended positions following retraction such that the sharp tip of the penetrating member can be positioned in an anatomical cavity to perform various medical procedures. The cannula can include various distensible, expandable or shape changing devices automatically positioned in response to retraction of the penetrating member to stabilize or hold the instrument within an anatomical cavity. A method of performing surgical procedures includes the steps of automatically retracting a sharp tip of the penetrating member within a cannula, moving the penetrating member distally to cause the sharp tip to protrude beyond a distal end of the cannula and performing a procedural step with the penetrating member.
Inventors
- 👤 Inbae Yoon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:24
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/34; A61B17/3494; A61B17/3496; A61B17/3417; A61B17/3415; A61B17/3474; A61B2017/00477; A61B2017/3454; A61B2017/3458; A61B2017/348; A61B2017/3482; A61B2017/3484; A61B90/00; A61B90/08; A61B2090/0801; A61B2090/08021; A61B2090/0807; A61B2090/0811
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A retractable safety penetrating instrument comprising a cannula having a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen extending between said cannula distal and proximal ends and a longitudinal axis; a penetrating member disposed in said cannula lumen and having a distal end for penetrating anatomical tissue, a proximal end and a lumen extending between said distal and proximal ends of said penetrating member; retracting means for automatically moving said penetrating member from an extended position wherein said distal end protrudes beyond said cannula distal end to a retracted position wherein said distal end is disposed within said cannula lumen in response to penetration of said cannula distal end through the tissue; a hub mounting said proximal end of said penetrating member and having a forward end, a rearward end and a passage communicating with said lumen of said penetrating member from said rearward end of said hub; and shape changing means carried by said cannula for protruding away from said cannula longitudinal axis in response to retraction of said penetrating member from said extended position to automatically hold said retractable safety penetrating instrument relative to the tissue.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
187 words
A retractable safety penetrating instrument comprising a cannula having a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen extending between said cannula distal and proximal ends and a longitudinal axis; a penetrating member disposed in said cannula lumen and having a distal end for penetrating anatomical tissue, a proximal end and a lumen extending between said distal and proximal ends of said penetrating member; retracting means for automatically moving said penetrating member from an extended position wherein said distal end protrudes beyond said cannula distal end to a retracted position wherein said distal end is disposed within said cannula lumen in response to penetration of said cannula distal end through the tissue; a hub mounting said proximal end of said penetrating member and having a forward end, a rearward end and a passage communicating with said lumen of said penetrating member from said rearward end of said hub; and shape changing means carried by said cannula for protruding away from said cannula longitudinal axis in response to retraction of said penetrating member from said extended position to automatically hold said retractable safety penetrating instrument relative to the tissue.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A retractable safety penetrating instrument as recited in claim 1 wherein said shape changing means includes a distal portion of said cannula automatically assuming a predetermined, non-linear configuration in response to retraction of said penetrating member from said cannula distal portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A retractable safety penetrating instrument as recited in claim 2 wherein said predetermined, non-linear configuration is curved.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A retractable safety penetrating instrument as recited in claim 3 wherein said distal portion of said cannula has a J-shape in said predetermined, non-linear configuration.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
A retractable safety penetrating instrument as recited in claim 1 wherein said shape changing means includes expansible means carried on a distal portion of said cannula for movement between a contracted position during penetration of tissue by said instrument and an expanded position automatically in response to retraction of said penetrating member from said cannula distal portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A retractable safety penetrating instrument as recited in claim 5 wherein said expansible means includes a balloon inflated to said expanded position automatically in response to retraction of said penetrating member from said cannula distal portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
A retractable safety penetrating instrument as recited in claim 5 wherein said expansible means includes a plurality of resilient strips biased to outwardly extending configurations such that said resilient strips automatically move to said outwardly extending configurations in response to retraction of said penetrating member from said cannula distal portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A retractable safety penetrating instrument as recited in claim 7 wherein said expansible means includes an elastic membrane surrounding said resilient strips.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
185 words
An automatic retractable safety penetrating instrument for penetration into an anatomical cavity comprising a cannula having a distal end, a proximal end and a lumen extending between said cannula distal and proximal ends; a penetrating member having a distal end for penetrating tissue, a proximal end and a lumen extending between said distal and proximal ends of said penetrating member, said penetrating member being slidably disposed in said cannula; retracting means for automatically moving said penetrating member from an extended position wherein said distal end of said penetrating member protrudes beyond said cannula distal end to a retracted position wherein said distal end of said penetrating member is disposed within said cannula lumen in response to penetration of said cannula distal end into an anatomical cavity; a hub mounting said proximal end of said penetrating member and having a forward end, a rearward end and a passage communicating with said lumen of said penetrating member from said rearward end of said hub; and stabilizing means responsive to movement of said penetrating member to said retracted position to automatically stabilize said cannula in the anatomical cavity.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
185 words
An automatic retractable safety penetrating instrument for penetration into an anatomical cavity comprising a cannula having a distal end, a proximal end and a lumen extending between said cannula distal and proximal ends; a penetrating member having a distal end for penetrating tissue, a proximal end and a lumen extending between said distal and proximal ends of said penetrating member, said penetrating member being slidably disposed in said cannula; retracting means for automatically moving said penetrating member from an extended position wherein said distal end of said penetrating member protrudes beyond said cannula distal end to a retracted position wherein said distal end of said penetrating member is disposed within said cannula lumen in response to penetration of said cannula distal end into an anatomical cavity; a hub mounting said proximal end of said penetrating member and having a forward end, a rearward end and a passage communicating with said lumen of said penetrating member from said rearward end of said hub; and stabilizing means responsive to movement of said penetrating member to said retracted position to automatically stabilize said cannula in the anatomical cavity.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
An automatic retractable safety penetrating instrument as recited in claim 9 wherein said stabilizing means includes a balloon disposed along said cannula and a passage in said cannula for inflating said balloon in response to movement of said retracting means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
An automatic retractable safety penetrating instrument as recited in claim 9 wherein said cannula includes a distal portion and a longitudinal axis and said stabilizing means includes forming said distal portion of shape memory material having a predetermined, non-linear configuration protruding from said axis.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
An automatic retractable safety penetrating instrument as recited in claim 9 wherein said cannula includes a longitudinal axis and said stabilizing means includes a plurality of resilient strips extending along said cannula, said strips being biased in a direction outwardly from said axis.
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