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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Nico Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Joseph L. Mark, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Chad Lamar, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Mick Trompen, Westfield, IN (US);
Assignee:
Nico Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61M 39/06 (2006.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/10 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3417 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 5/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/3468 (2013.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61M 39/06 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/061 (2013.01); A61B 5/6847 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/0808 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 17/3205 (2013.01); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2017/320064 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3405 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3456 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02); A61B 2090/103 (2016.02); A61B 2090/309 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3614 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3782 (2016.02); A61M 37/00 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0626 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical access assembly and method of use is disclosed. The surgical access assembly comprises an outer sheath and an obturator. The outer sheath and obturator are configured to be delivered to an area of interest within the brain. Either the outer sheath or the obturator may be configured to operate with a navigational system to track the location of either device within the brain.