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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2021
United States Government As Represented BY the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Drew Lansdown, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian Feeley, San Francisco, CA (US);
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Washington, DC (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
A cannula can comprise a main body portion having an outer peripheral surface, a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and opposing first and second ends that are spaced relative to the longitudinal axis. A through-bore can extend through the main body portion. The through bore can comprise a first guide bore, a second guide bore spaced from the first guide bore relative to the transverse axis, and a connecting portion that extends between the first bore and the second bore. A tip portion can extend from the second end of the main body portion relative to the longitudinal axis. The tip portion can comprise a bore therethrough that is coaxial with the first guide bore.