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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2021
Applicant:
P Tech, Llc, Effingham, IL (US);
Inventor:
Peter M. Bonutti, Manalapan, FL (US);
Assignee:
P TECH, LLC, Manalapan, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 25/02 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 25/02 (2013.01); A61M 25/065 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0041 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0253 (2013.01); A61M 2025/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A needle system for providing fluidic and/or instrument access to an internal body structure. Exemplary embodiments may include non-linear needles having anatomically appropriate lengths and curvatures. Some exemplary embodiments may include a pivotable base, which may assist in stabilizing the needle system with respect to a body structure and/or may be reconfigurable into a safety guard position. Exemplary needle systems may include expandable conduits providing fluidic and/or instrument pathways into internal body structures.