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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Minnetronix, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Emily Rolfes Meyering, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Elizabeth Scheurer, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Aaron McCabe, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnetronix, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61B 90/40 (2016.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/0045 (2013.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.02); A61B 90/40 (2016.02); A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61M 39/223 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0077 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3492 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1033 (2013.01); A61M 2039/229 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments include methods and devices for introducing a sheath into a human or animal subject. Some embodiments include a puncture tool that may simultaneously deliver a sheath and a needle to a desired anatomical location. The needle may be removed and the sheath may be used to define a space that may be used to conduct a procedure.