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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2005
Robert J. Lawrence, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Frederick A. Shorey, East Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Donald R. Sandmore, Newaygo, MI (US);
Robert J. Lawrence, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Frederick A. Shorey, East Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Donald R. Sandmore, Newaygo, MI (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A malleable cannula has a body with a proximal end and a distal end, the body having a wall defining a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. A reinforcement member extends along the lumen, the reinforcement member having an interior side facing the lumen and an exterior side facing away from the lumen. A malleable member extends along a portion of the exterior side of the reinforcement member. The malleable member may be constructed of a tube with a wire slidably received within the tube and may include an anchor.