ANATOMIC NEEDLE SYSTEM
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1. A needle system comprising:
- a tubular needle extending including a straight section and a bent section, the bent section extending distally and non-linearly from the straight section;
wherein a length of the bent section is associated with a depth of a biological structure beneath a tissue surface.
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Abstract
A needle system for providing fluidic and/or instrument access to an internal body structure. Exemplary embodiments may include non-linear needles having anatomically appropriate lengths and curvatures. Some exemplary embodiments may include a pivotable base, which may assist in stabilizing the needle system with respect to a body structure and/or may be reconfigurable into a safety guard position. Exemplary needle systems may include expandable conduits providing fluidic and/or instrument pathways into internal body structures.
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47 Claims
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1. A needle system comprising:
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a tubular needle extending including a straight section and a bent section, the bent section extending distally and non-linearly from the straight section; wherein a length of the bent section is associated with a depth of a biological structure beneath a tissue surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of accessing a body structure, the method comprising:
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selecting a needle system from among a plurality of needle systems based at least in part upon at least one of a type of a body structure to be accessed, a size of the body structure to be accessed, and a depth of the body structure to be accessed, the needle system including a base and a tubular needle, the tubular needle including a straight section extending distally from a housing pivotably mounted to the base and a bent section extending from the straight section; urging the needle into tissue adjacent the body structure to engage tissue adjacent the body structure with the base; and advancing at least a portion of the needle substantially parallel to the body structure and at least partially into the body structure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A penetrating device system comprising:
a penetrating device including a first section, a second section, a third section, a first bend interposing the first section and the second section, and a second bend interposing the second section and the third section. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A needle system comprising:
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a housing; and a tubular needle extending distally from the housing, the needle including a straight section extending from the housing and a bent section extending distally and non-linearly from the straight section; wherein a length of the bent section is associated with a depth of a biological structure beneath a tissue surface.
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40. An expandable placement device comprising:
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a guide including a distal section including a distal end, and a proximal section, wherein the distal section is angled with respect to the proximal section; a conduit disposed around at least a portion of the distal section; and an implant disposed around at least a portion of the conduit disposed around the distal section; wherein expansion of the conduit is operative to deploy the implant. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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