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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Senseonics, Incorporated, Germantown, MD (US);
Bryan Hays, Germantown, MD (US);
Abhi Chavan, Germantown, MD (US);
Casey Haigh, Germantown, MD (US);
Senseonics, Incorporated, Germantown, MD (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, a tunneling tool for creating a subcutaneous pocket below a skin surface is provided. The tunneling tool may include a handle, a rod, a first prong, and a second prong. The rod and the first and second prongs may extend from a first end of the handle. The rod may extend farther from the first end of the handle than the first and second prongs and be configured to create the subcutaneous pocket. The first and second prongs may be configured to limit the depth at which the rod is capable of creating the subcutaneous pocket. The first and second prong may comprise first and second length indicators, respectively, configured to indicate a length of the subcutaneous pocket formed by the rod. In another aspect, a method of creating a subcutaneous pocket using the tunneling tool is provided.