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Surgical needle assembly
Assignee: Medtronic Inc
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Filing: 1995-09-01
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Granted: 1996-11-05
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Expires: 2015-09-01
Abstract
Abstract A surgical needle with a stylet selectively received within the lumen of a cannula is shown where establishing and maintaining a desired angular orientation between the stylet and cannula is achieved. The orientation may be determined in one of several ways. Preferably, a projection is mounted to the cannula hub which is selectively received in a recess of the stylet cap when the stylet and cannula are in the desired orientation. Alternatively, a pair of flexible arms may be mounted to the stylet cap wherein detents on the distal ends of the flexible arms are selectively received within complementary depressions on the cannula hub when the stylet and cannula are in the desired orientation. Also, a longitudinal rib on the stylet cap and a projection on the cannula hub can be visually inspected or can be felt by the user to determine the orientation. Finally, a projection from the cannula hub may be selectively received within a slot on the stylet cap to ensure proper alignment of the stylet and cannula.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard E. Davis
- 👤 William J. Greenhoe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 04:28
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B10/00; A61B10/02; A61B10/0233; A61B10/0283; A61B17/00; A61B17/34; A61B17/3401; A61B2017/347
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
211 words
In a surgical needle including a cannula member and a stylet member, the cannula member comprising a cannula handle and a cannula having a proximal end affixed to the cannula handle and a distal end opposite from the cannula handle, the stylet member comprising a stylet handle and a stylet having a proximal end affixed to the stylet handle and a distal end opposite from the stylet handle, the stylet being removably receivable within the lumen of the cannula, the axial dimensions of the stylet and the cannula being so related that when the stylet is fully received within the cannula with the handles adjacent to each other the distal ends are coterminous, the distal ends being respectively contoured to form a predetermined needle tip configuration when the stylet is fully received in the lumen of the cannula in predetermined angular relation therewith, the handles including respective indicators for determining the angular relation of the cannula and the stylet, the improvement wherein the indicators comprise at least one guide projection mounted on one of the handles and a longitudinal rib mounted on the other of said handles wherein the at least one guide projection and longitudinal rib are aligned when the stylet and the cannula are in said predetermined angular relation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
211 words
In a surgical needle including a cannula member and a stylet member, the cannula member comprising a cannula handle and a cannula having a proximal end affixed to the cannula handle and a distal end opposite from the cannula handle, the stylet member comprising a stylet handle and a stylet having a proximal end affixed to the stylet handle and a distal end opposite from the stylet handle, the stylet being removably receivable within the lumen of the cannula, the axial dimensions of the stylet and the cannula being so related that when the stylet is fully received within the cannula with the handles adjacent to each other the distal ends are coterminous, the distal ends being respectively contoured to form a predetermined needle tip configuration when the stylet is fully received in the lumen of the cannula in predetermined angular relation therewith, the handles including respective indicators for determining the angular relation of the cannula and the stylet, the improvement wherein the indicators comprise at least one guide projection mounted on one of the handles and a longitudinal rib mounted on the other of said handles wherein the at least one guide projection and longitudinal rib are aligned when the stylet and the cannula are in said predetermined angular relation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
A surgical needle according to claim 1 wherein the indicators further comprise a detent extending from one of the handles in a direction to overlie the other of the handles when the stylet is fully received in the lumen of the cannula, and a depression provided in said other handle in a position aligned with the detent when the stylet and the cannula are in said predetermined angular relation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A surgical needle according to claim 2, wherein the detent is carried on a flexible arm extending from said one handle, whereby the arm is biased to cause the detent to be received in the depression only when the stylet and cannula are in said predetermined angular relation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
73 words
A surgical needle according to claim 3, further comprising a second flexible arm extending from said one handle, a second detent carried on the said flexible arm, and a second depression provided in said other handle in a position aligned with the second detent whereby the second arm is biased to cause the second detent to be received in the second depression when the stylet and cannula are in said predetermined angular relation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
A surgical needle according to claim 2, wherein the detent is carried on a flexible arm extending from said one handle, whereby the arm is manually depressible to cause the detent to be received in the depression only when the stylet and the cannula are in said predetermined angular relation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
75 words
A surgical needle according to claim 5 further comprising a second flexible arm extending from said one handle, a second detent carried on the second flexible arm, and a second depression provided in said other handle in a position aligned with the second detent whereby the second arm is manually depressible to cause the second detent to be received in the second depression when the stylet and the cannula are in said predetermined angular relation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A surgical needle according to claim 1 further comprising a slot in one of said handles whereby said at least one projection is received in said slot when the stylet and the cannula are in said predetermined angular relation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
A surgical needle according to claim 1 further comprising at least one receivable projection mounted on one of the handles and a recess complementary to said receivable projection mounted on the other of said handles wherein the receivable projection is received in the recess when the stylet and the cannula are in said predetermined angular relation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A surgical needle according to claim 1 further comprising a reservoir in said cannula handle which is in fluid communication with said lumen of the cannula.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
A surgical needle according to claim 9 further comprising a syringe mounting attached to one end of the cannula handle and an aperture extending through the mounting wherein said aperture is in fluid communication with said reservoir of the cannula handle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
73 words
A surgical needle according to claim 1 wherein said contoured distal end of the cannula is angled at an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the cannula and said contoured distal end of said stylet is angled such that it lies on the same plane as the contoured end of the cannula when the stylet is fully received in the lumen of the cannula in said predetermined angular relation therewith.
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