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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Sentreheart, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory W. Fung, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Arnold M. Escano, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Randall J. Lee, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Assignee:
SentreHEART, INC., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3478 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00247 (2013.01); A61B 2019/303 (2013.01); A61B 2019/306 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described here are devices and methods for accessing the pericardial space. The access devices may include a piercing member such as a needle and a proximal shoulder having a contact surface for contacting the pericardium as the piercing member pierces the pericardium. In some instances, the distance between the piercing member and the proximal shoulder may be adjustable.