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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Lexion Medical, Llc, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Brian Rich, Blaine, MN (US);
Carl M. Geisz, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Lexion Medical, LLC, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 13/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3474 (2013.01); A61B 17/3417 (2013.01); A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61M 13/006 (2014.02); A61M 16/0003 (2014.02); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3337 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3344 (2013.01);
Abstract
An insufflation needle includes a hub portion and a shaft portion. The shaft portion extends at least partially into the hub portion and includes an outer lumen and at least one inner lumen. The outer lumen has a diameter between approximately 3.0 mm and 5.0 mm and includes at least one aperture at a first end of the outer lumen, which is positioned proximal to the hub portion of the needle, and at least one aperture at a second end of the outer lumen, which terminates in a needle point. The at least one inner lumen has a diameter between approximately 0.8 mm and 2 mm.