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Nerve deflecting conduit needle and method

  • US 5,562,695 A
  • Filed: 01/10/1995
  • Issued: 10/08/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A surgical apparatus for accessing the spinal foramen comprising:

  • an elongate body extending substantially along a first axis with a cross-sectional diameter of at least 3.0 mm, said body having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end comprising a tip that is sufficiently sharp to puncture disc tissue thereby anchoring said apparatus in said tissue, and a conduit having a cross-sectional diameter of at least 2.0 mm positioned along the distal one-eighth of said body, said conduit extending substantially along a second axis and traversing said apparatus, said second axis positioned at an acute angle relative to said first axis.

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