Surgical needle assembly
First Claim
1. In a surgical needle including a cannula member and a stylet member, the cannula member comprising a cannula handle and a cannula having a proximal end affixed to the cannula handle and a distal end opposite the cannula handle, the stylet member comprising a stylet handle and a stylet having a proximal end affixed to the stylet handle and a distal end opposite the stylet handle, the stylet being removably receivable within the lumen of the cannula, the axial dimensions of the stylet and the cannula being so related that when the stylet is fully received within the cannula with the handles adjacent to each other the respective distal ends are coterminous, the distal ends being respectively contoured to form a predetermined needle tip configuration when the stylet is fully received in the lumen of the cannula in predetermined angular relation therewith, the improvement wherein:
- one of the handles includes a receivable projection formed on an exterior surface; and
the other of the handles comprises a hollow body having a locking recess formed on an interior surface thereof, said other handle receiving at least a portion of said one handle within the hollow body when the stylet is fully received in the cannula, the receivable projection and locking recess being so formed and situated that the receivable projection is snap-locked in the locking recess when the cannula and stylet are in said predetermined angular relation.
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Abstract
A surgical needle with a stylet selectively received within the lumen of a cannula is shown where establishing and maintaining a desired angular orientation between the stylet and cannula is achieved. The orientation may be determined in one of several ways. Preferably, a projection is mounted to the cannula hub which is selectively received in a recess of the stylet cap when the stylet and cannula are in the desired orientation. Alternatively, a pair of flexible arms may be mounted to the stylet cap wherein detents on the distal ends of the flexible arms are selectively received within complementary depressions on the cannula hub when the stylet and cannula are in the desired orientation. Also, a longitudinal rib on the stylet cap and a projection on the cannula hub can be visually inspected or can be felt by the user to determine the orientation. Finally, a projection from the cannula hub may be selectively received within a slot on the stylet cap to ensure proper alignment of the stylet and cannula.
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12 Claims
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1. In a surgical needle including a cannula member and a stylet member, the cannula member comprising a cannula handle and a cannula having a proximal end affixed to the cannula handle and a distal end opposite the cannula handle, the stylet member comprising a stylet handle and a stylet having a proximal end affixed to the stylet handle and a distal end opposite the stylet handle, the stylet being removably receivable within the lumen of the cannula, the axial dimensions of the stylet and the cannula being so related that when the stylet is fully received within the cannula with the handles adjacent to each other the respective distal ends are coterminous, the distal ends being respectively contoured to form a predetermined needle tip configuration when the stylet is fully received in the lumen of the cannula in predetermined angular relation therewith, the improvement wherein:
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one of the handles includes a receivable projection formed on an exterior surface; and the other of the handles comprises a hollow body having a locking recess formed on an interior surface thereof, said other handle receiving at least a portion of said one handle within the hollow body when the stylet is fully received in the cannula, the receivable projection and locking recess being so formed and situated that the receivable projection is snap-locked in the locking recess when the cannula and stylet are in said predetermined angular relation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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