Medical Instrument for Insertion into a Body Region of a Subject
First Claim
1. A medical instrument for insertion into a subject, comprising an elongate body comprising a proximal end and a distal end, a broad face, a narrow face, a lateral side and a counter-lateral side, wherein said distal end is provided for insertion into the subject, wherein said broad and narrow faces are parallel to one another, and wherein said lateral and counter-lateral sides each connect between the broad face and narrow face, wherein a channel is disposed between the broad face, narrow face, lateral side and counter-lateral side of the medical instrument.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the invention includes a medical instrument for insertion into a subject including an elongate body which includes a proximal end and a distal end, a broad face, a narrow face, a lateral side and a counter-lateral side, said faces and sides defining a trapezoid shape along the length of the elongate body. The broad and narrow faces are generally parallel to one another and the lateral and counter-lateral sides each connect between the broad and narrow faces. The distal end of the instrument includes a cutting edge and is provided for insertion into the subject, wherein an incision made in a target area of the subject results in a linear penetration in the target area. An aperture may be disposed at or near the distal end of the medical instrument.
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- 1. A medical instrument for insertion into a subject, comprising an elongate body comprising a proximal end and a distal end, a broad face, a narrow face, a lateral side and a counter-lateral side, wherein said distal end is provided for insertion into the subject, wherein said broad and narrow faces are parallel to one another, and wherein said lateral and counter-lateral sides each connect between the broad face and narrow face, wherein a channel is disposed between the broad face, narrow face, lateral side and counter-lateral side of the medical instrument.
- 14. A medical instrument for insertion into a body of a subject, said instrument comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a broad face, a narrow face, a lateral side and a counter-lateral side, each of the broad and narrow faces comprising a first end and a second end, said broad and narrow faces are parallel to one another and said broad face comprises a greater width than said narrow face, and a cutting edge at the distal end of the broad or narrow face, wherein the lateral and counter-lateral sides are disposed between the broad and narrow faces, such that one of said lateral and counter-lateral sides connects the first end of the broad face to the first end of the narrow face and the other of the lateral and counter-lateral sides connects the second end of the broad face to the second end of the narrow face to form a trapezoidal shape between the broad face, narrow face, lateral side and counter-lateral side, wherein said lateral and counter-lateral sides are not parallel to one another.
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19. A method for making a quick-healing incision in a target area of a body region of a subject, said method comprising:
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inserting a medical instrument into the target area to create an incision, said medical instrument including a distal end comprising a cutting edge, two parallel portions, and two non-parallel portions connecting between said parallel portions so as to form a trapezoidal shaped channel through the medical instrument, wherein upon insertion of the medical instrument into the target area, a linear incision is made; removing the medical instrument from the target area leaving a linear incision in the target area of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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