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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Indian Wells Medical, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jay A Lenker, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Peter van der Sluis, Palm Springs, CA (US);
Assignee:
Indian Wells Medical, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/3415 (2013.01); A61B 90/36 (2016.02); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00305 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00318 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3413 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3425 (2013.01); A61B 2090/374 (2016.02); A61B 2090/376 (2016.02); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02);
Abstract
Methods for performing certain medical procedures wherein a steerable endoluminal punch is used to not only gain access but to create a channel or punch through tissue, thus facilitating follow-up therapeutic procedures. The distal end of the steerable endoluminal punch is controllably articulated by the operator using a control device at the proximal end.