Surgical and pharmaceutical site access guide

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2011-01-18

2011-01-18

Hindenburg, Max (Department: 3736)

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

C604S164010, C604S264000, C604S158000, C604S159000, C600S562000, C600S564000, C128S898000

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RE042049

ABSTRACT:
An introducer guide15for introducing medical items into an internal tissue of a patient is provided. The guide15includes a cannula20defining a lumen sized to receive the item and a lateral opening24.A ramp is disposed within the lumen adjacent and inclined toward the lateral opening24.A hub40′ is attached to the second end22of the cannula20.The hub40′ includes a gripping portion41′ configured to be held when inserting and positioning the introducer15.The gripping portion41′ has a length lgpsufficient for gripping and a tactile indicator44disposed along substantially the entire length lgpof the gripping portion41on the hub40′. The indicator44has a fixed angular relationship with the lateral opening24.The invention also includes methods for obtaining a biopsy sample and methods for treating lesions.

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