Therapeutic agent delivery device with convergent lumen
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a first fluid conduit;
(b) a second fluid conduit;
(c) a connector member, wherein the connector member comprises;
(i) a first passageway, wherein a portion of the first fluid conduit is positioned in the first passageway, and(ii) a second passageway, wherein a portion of the second conduit is positioned in the second passageway;
(d) a first tubular member, wherein the first tubular member defines a first tubular member lumen;
(e) a second tubular member, wherein at least a portion of the second tubular member is positioned within the first tubular member lumen, wherein the second tubular member defines a second tubular member lumen;
(f) an inner cannula, wherein a proximal portion of the inner cannula is fixedly secured within the first tubular member lumen, wherein the inner cannula defines an inner cannula lumen, wherein the inner cannula lumen is in fluid communication with the first and second fluid conduits via the first tubular member lumen and the second tubular member lumen; and
(g) a body, wherein the first and second fluid conduits extend proximally from the body, wherein the inner cannula extends distally relative to the body, wherein the first tubular member is fixedly secured relative to the inner cannula such that the first tubular member and the inner cannula are operable to translate together relative to the body.
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Abstract
An apparatus has a first fluid conduit, a second fluid conduit, a connector member, an first tubular member, a second tubular member, and an inner cannula. The connector member has first and second passageways in which the first and second fluid conduits are positioned, respectively. A portion of the second tubular member is positioned within the lumen of the first tubular member. A proximal portion of the inner cannula is fixedly secured within the lumen of the first tubular member. The inner cannula lumen is in fluid communication with the first and second fluid conduits via the lumen of the first tubular member and the lumen of the second tubular member. The inner cannula may be inserted into the subretinal space of a human eye to deliver a leading bleb of fluid and then deliver a therapeutic agent, without having to withdraw the inner cannula from the subretinal space between the acts of delivering the leading bleb delivering the therapeutic agent.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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(a) a first fluid conduit; (b) a second fluid conduit; (c) a connector member, wherein the connector member comprises; (i) a first passageway, wherein a portion of the first fluid conduit is positioned in the first passageway, and (ii) a second passageway, wherein a portion of the second conduit is positioned in the second passageway; (d) a first tubular member, wherein the first tubular member defines a first tubular member lumen; (e) a second tubular member, wherein at least a portion of the second tubular member is positioned within the first tubular member lumen, wherein the second tubular member defines a second tubular member lumen; (f) an inner cannula, wherein a proximal portion of the inner cannula is fixedly secured within the first tubular member lumen, wherein the inner cannula defines an inner cannula lumen, wherein the inner cannula lumen is in fluid communication with the first and second fluid conduits via the first tubular member lumen and the second tubular member lumen; and (g) a body, wherein the first and second fluid conduits extend proximally from the body, wherein the inner cannula extends distally relative to the body, wherein the first tubular member is fixedly secured relative to the inner cannula such that the first tubular member and the inner cannula are operable to translate together relative to the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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(a) a first fluid conduit extending along a first axis; (b) a second fluid conduit extending along a second axis, wherein the second axis is offset from the first axis; (c) a first elongate member extending along the first axis, wherein the first elongate member has a distal end, a proximal end, and an outer surface, wherein the first elongate member defines a first lumen, wherein the proximal end of the first elongate member is positioned in the first fluid conduit such that the first lumen is in fluid communication with the first fluid conduit; (d) a second elongate member extending along the first axis, wherein the second elongate member defines second lumen bounded by an inner surface, wherein the distal end of the first elongate member is positioned within the second lumen, wherein the outer surface of the first elongate member and the inner surface of the second elongate member together define a gap in fluid communication with the second fluid conduit; (e) a third elongate member extending along the first axis, wherein the third elongate member has a proximal end fixed within the second elongate member, wherein the third elongate member defines a third lumen, wherein the proximal end of the third elongate member is positioned in the second lumen at a location distal to the distal end of the second elongate member, wherein the third lumen is in fluid communication with the first and second fluid conduits via the first lumen and via the gap, respectively; (f) a first body; and (g) a connecting body slidably housed within the first body, wherein the first elongate member and the second elongate member are attached to the connecting body such that the connecting body is configured to actuate the first elongate member, the second elongate member, and the third elongate member relative to the first body.
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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(a) a first fluid conduit; (b) a second fluid conduit; (c) a connector member, wherein the connector member comprises; (i) a first passageway, wherein a portion of the first fluid conduit is positioned in the first passageway, and (ii) a second passageway, wherein a portion of the second conduit is positioned in the second passageway; (d) a first tubular member, wherein the first tubular member defines a first tubular member lumen; (e) a second tubular member, wherein at least a portion of the second tubular member is positioned within the first tubular member lumen, wherein the second tubular member defines a second tubular member lumen; (f) an inner cannula, wherein a proximal portion of the inner cannula is fixedly secured within the first tubular member lumen, wherein the inner cannula defines an inner cannula lumen, wherein the inner cannula lumen is in fluid communication with the first and second fluid conduits via the first tubular member lumen and the second tubular member lumen; and (g) a body, where the first and second fluid conduits extend proximally from the body, wherein the inner cannula extends distally relative to the body, wherein the inner cannula is operable to translate relative to the body, wherein the first tubular member and the second tubular member are fixedly secured relative to the inner cannula such that the first tubular member and the second tubular member are operable to translate with the inner cannula relative to the body.
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