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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2022
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
David Gross, Lafayette, IN (US);
Neal Fearnot, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Sean D. Chambers, Bloomington, IN (US);
Eric Brandner, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Ram H. Paul, Jr., Bloomington, IN (US);
Gary L. Neff, Bloomington, IN (US);
Creasy Clauser Huntsman, Lafayette, IN (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Muffin Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
Example access devices, treatment devices, and kits useful in performing treatment under magnetic resonance imaging and related methods are described. An example access device includes an elongate tubular member formed of an MRI compatible material and moveable between a first, unexpanded configuration and a second, expanded configuration. The elongate tubular member has a central lengthwise axis, a proximal end, a distal end, an axial length, and a main body that defines a circumferential wall, a lumen, a proximal opening, a distal opening, and a main body opening. The main body opening is arranged in a spiral relative to the lengthwise axis and extends circumferentially along the circumferential wall. The main body opening extends along the entire axial length of the elongate tubular member from the proximal end to the distal end.