SEED CARTRIDGE ADAPTOR AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
First Claim
1. An adaptor that enables a seed cartridge that is configured to be used with a first type of needle having a locking hub to instead be used with a second type of needle having a cylindrical hub, wherein the seed cartridge has a hub at its distal end that is configured to attach to the locking hub of the first type of needle, the adaptor including:
- a proximal portion configured to removably attach to the hub at the distal end of the seed cartridge;
a distal portion configured to removably attach to the cylindrical hub of the second type of needle;
a central portion that connects said proximal and distal portions; and
a bore extending through said proximal, central and distal portions, and that allows seeds and optional spacers to be transferred from the seed cartridge into a hollow cannula of the second type of needle.
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Abstract
Provided herein are adaptors that enable a seed cartridge that is configured to be used with a first type of needle having a locking hub to instead be used with a second type of needle having a cylindrical hub. Such a seed cartridge has a hub at its distal end that is configured to attach to the locking hub of the first type of needle. The adaptor includes a proximal portion configured to removably attach (and in specific embodiments lock) to the hub at the distal end of the seed cartridge. The adaptor also includes a distal portion configured to removably attach to the cylindrical hub of the second type of needle. A central portion of the adaptor connects the proximal and distal portions of the adaptor. A bore extends through the adaptor and allows seeds and optional spacers to be transferred from the seed cartridge into a hollow cannula of the second type of needle. Also provided herein are methods for using such adaptors.
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18 Claims
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1. An adaptor that enables a seed cartridge that is configured to be used with a first type of needle having a locking hub to instead be used with a second type of needle having a cylindrical hub, wherein the seed cartridge has a hub at its distal end that is configured to attach to the locking hub of the first type of needle, the adaptor including:
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a proximal portion configured to removably attach to the hub at the distal end of the seed cartridge; a distal portion configured to removably attach to the cylindrical hub of the second type of needle; a central portion that connects said proximal and distal portions; and a bore extending through said proximal, central and distal portions, and that allows seeds and optional spacers to be transferred from the seed cartridge into a hollow cannula of the second type of needle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An adaptor that enables a seed cartridge that is configured to be used with a first type of needle having a locking hub to instead be used with a second type of needle having a cylindrical hub, wherein the seed cartridge has a hub at its distal end that is configured to attach to the locking hub of the first type of needle, the adaptor including:
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a first portion configured to removably attach to the hub at the distal end of the seed cartridge; a second portion configured to removably attach to the cylindrical hub of the second type of needle; and a bore extending through said first and second portions, said bore to allow seeds and optional spacers to be transferred from the seed cartridge into a hollow cannula of the second type of needle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for implanting seeds and optional spacers into patient tissue, the method comprising:
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(a) inserting a distal end of a hollow needle into patient tissue at a desired location and to a desired depth, the needle having a cylindrical needle hub at its proximal end; (b) using an adaptor to attach the cylindrical needle hub to a proximal end of a seed cartridge; (c) inserting a stylet into an opening at a proximal end of the seed cartridge; (d) urging seeds and optional spacers from the seed cartridge assembly, through the adaptor, and through a lumen of the hollow needle, to a distal end of the hollow needle; and (e) retracting the hollow needle and the seed cartridge, while the stylet is held in place, to thereby deposit the seeds and optional spacers at the desired location and to the depth. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A method for implanting seeds and optional spacers into patient tissue, the method comprising:
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(a) inserting a distal end of a hollow needle into patient tissue at a desired location and to a desired depth, the needle having a cylindrical needle hub at its proximal end; (b) using an adaptor to attach the cylindrical needle hub to a proximal end of a seed cartridge assembly; (c) inserting a stylet into an opening at a proximal end of the seed cartridge; (d) urging seeds and optional spacers from the seed cartridge, through the adaptor, and through a lumen of the hollow needle, to a distal end of the hollow needle; (e) retracting the stylet from the seed cartridge; (f) removing the seed cartridge and optionally the adaptor; (g) inserting a stylet into an opening at a distal end of the hollow needle; (h) urging the seeds and optional spacers to a distal end of the hollow needle; and (i) retracting the hollow needle, while the stylet is held in place, to thereby deposit the seeds and optional spacers at the desired location and to the depth. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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