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 malleable member having a first end and a second end, each of said first end and said second end of said malleable member including an axial, internal thread;
a first collar rotatably fastened to said first end of said malleable member allowing rotation of said first collar about a longitudinal axis of said first end;
a cap screw having a head and a shaft, said shaft coupled with said axial, internal thread and a protruding portion of said shaft extending from said axial, internal thread to said head;
said first collar having a clearance hole extending through a portion of said first collar and including threads opposite said clearance hole; and
a first tip threaded into said threads of said first collar, the protruding portion of said shaft extending through said clearance hole to rotatably fasten said first collar to said first end of said malleable member; and
a handle configured to removably connect to said tunneling device,said handle including a grasping surface and an opening, said opening configured to receive said first tip to removably connect said handle to said first tip,said grasping surface configured to allow a user to securely hold the handle with one hand to forcibly move said malleable member through the subcutaneous tissue of the person'"'"'s body,said first collar allowing the user to draw a cable into a surgical tunnel using said tunneling device with the risk of applying rotational torque to said cable being reduced.
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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 malleable member having a first end and a second end, each of said first end and said second end of said malleable member including an axial, internal thread; a first collar rotatably fastened to said first end of said malleable member allowing rotation of said first collar about a longitudinal axis of said first end; a cap screw having a head and a shaft, said shaft coupled with said axial, internal thread and a protruding portion of said shaft extending from said axial, internal thread to said head; said first collar having a clearance hole extending through a portion of said first collar and including threads opposite said clearance hole; and a first tip threaded into said threads of said first collar, the protruding portion of said shaft extending through said clearance hole to rotatably fasten said first collar to said first end of said malleable member; and a handle configured to removably connect to said tunneling device, said handle including a grasping surface and an opening, said opening configured to receive said first tip to removably connect said handle to said first tip, said grasping surface configured to allow a user to securely hold the handle with one hand to forcibly move said malleable member through the subcutaneous tissue of the person'"'"'s body, said first collar allowing the user to draw a cable into a surgical tunnel using said tunneling device with the risk of applying rotational torque to said cable being reduced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A tunneling device for creating a pathway in subcutaneous tissue of a person'"'"'s body, said tunneling device comprising:
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a flexible member having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said flexible member includes a threaded hole; a first collar rotatably fastened to said first end of said flexible member allowing rotation of said first collar about a longitudinal axis of said first end; a cap screw having a head and a shaft, said shaft coupled with said threaded hole and a protruding portion of said shaft extending from said threaded hole to said head; said first collar having a clearance hole extending through a portion of said first collar and including threads opposite said clearance hole; and a first tip, threaded into said threads of said first collar, the protruding portion of said shaft extending through said clearance hole to rotatably fasten said first collar to said first end of said flexible member, wherein said first tip includes a tapered insertion surface and an annular groove between said tapered insertion surface and said first collar. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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