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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2014
Vesalius Medical Technologies Bvba, Hoegaarden, BE;
Kristoffel Pieter Maria Mulier, Hoegaarden, BE;
Vesalius Medical Technologies BVBA, Hoegaarden, BE;
Abstract
A multi-cannula surgical instrument (), having an inner cannula () movably disposed within an outer cannula (), the inner cannula () having a blunt distal tip (), one or more first inner ducts () and one or more first flow-through orifices () arranged to allow one or more fluid flows therethrough, where the inner and the outer cannula () at the proximal ends () thereof are mounted onto a hub () that includes a biasing mechanism () coupled to the inner cannula () and arranged to bias the inner cannula () automatically from a retracted towards an advanced position in case of absence of resistance against the inner cannula (), where the outer cannula () has one or more second flow-through orifices () that are in fluid communication with one or more second ducts () arranged between the outer and the inner cannula (), where the second flow-through orifices (), the hub () and the second duct(s) () are configured to allow at least one fluid flow therethrough.