Surgical tool
First Claim
1. A tunneling device for creating a pathway in subcutaneous tissue of a person'"'"'s body, said tunneling device comprising:
- a member having two ends, each of said ends defining an insertion surface that facilitates the insertion of the ends into the subcutaneous tissue of the person'"'"'s body; and
an interchangeable handle connectable to each of said ends, said handle defining a grasping surface and an opening, said opening configured to receive either of said ends, said grasping surface enabling a user to securely hold the handle with one hand to forcibly move said member through the subcutaneous tissue of the person'"'"'s body to create the pathway in the subcutaneous tissue, and enabling the user to pull a cable of an implant device through the created pathway.
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Abstract
A tunneling device for creating a pathway in subcutaneous tissue of a person'"'"'s body. The tunneling device includes a member having two ends, where each of the ends defines an insertion surface that facilitates the insertion of the ends into the subcutaneous tissue of the person'"'"'s body. The tunneling device includes an interchangeable handle connectable to each of the ends. The handle defines a grasping surface and an opening. The opening is configured to receive either of the ends. The grasping surface enables a user to securely hold the handle with one hand to forcibly move the member through the subcutaneous tissue of the person'"'"'s body to create the pathway in the subcutaneous tissue, and pull a cable of an implant device through the created pathway.
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20 Claims
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1. A tunneling device for creating a pathway in subcutaneous tissue of a person'"'"'s body, said tunneling device comprising:
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a member having two ends, each of said ends defining an insertion surface that facilitates the insertion of the ends into the subcutaneous tissue of the person'"'"'s body; and
an interchangeable handle connectable to each of said ends, said handle defining a grasping surface and an opening, said opening configured to receive either of said ends, said grasping surface enabling a user to securely hold the handle with one hand to forcibly move said member through the subcutaneous tissue of the person'"'"'s body to create the pathway in the subcutaneous tissue, and enabling the user to pull a cable of an implant device through the created pathway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tunneling system for creating a pathway in subcutaneous tissue of a person'"'"'s body, said tunneling system comprising:
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a malleable member having a first end and a second end, each of said ends defining an insertion surface that facilitates the insertion of the first and second ends into the subcutaneous tissue of the person'"'"'s body;
an interchangeable handle connectable to each of said first and second ends, said handle defining a grasping surface and an opening, said opening configured to receive either of said first and second ends, said grasping surface enabling a user to securely hold the handle with one hand; and
a coupler operable to join one of said first and second ends of said malleable member and an end of a cable of an implant device to secure said malleable member and said cable together, said handle operable to enable a user to forcibly move said malleable member through the subcutaneous tissue of the person'"'"'s body to create the pathway in the subcutaneous tissue, and enable the user to pull the cable of the implant device through the created pathway. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of forming a pathway in subcutaneous tissue of a person'"'"'s body, said method comprising:
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(a) providing a member having two ends, each of said ends being insertable into the subcutaneous tissue of the person'"'"'s body;
(b) providing a handle connectable to each of said ends of said member, said handle including an actuator operable to cause the handle to be engaged with and disengaged from one of said ends of said member;
(c) activating said actuator;
(d) connecting said handle to one of said ends of said member;
(e) inserting the other of said ends into the subcutaneous tissue of the person'"'"'s body;
(f) moving said other of said ends through the subcutaneous tissue of the person'"'"'s body to create the pathway in the tissue of the body;
(g) connecting a cable of an medical device implanted in the body to said other of said ends; and
(h) moving said cable through the pathway created in the body using said handle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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