Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cannula with image markers to indicate expandable device size
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Application No.: US13773227Application Date: 2013-02-21
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Publication No.: US10342498B2Publication Date: 2019-07-09
- Inventor: Michael A. Smith , Samuel Lee , Emily Benson
- Applicant: Medtronic Holding Company Sàrl
- Main IPC: A61B6/00
- IPC: A61B6/00 ; A61B6/12 ; A61B17/34 ; A61B17/88 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
A cannula and method include a shaft portion having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the oppositely disposed distal end along the longitudinal axis. A hub is attached to the proximal end of the shaft portion and includes a transverse portion, which extends transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft portion. An opaque marker is disposed on the transverse portion at a position corresponding to an expanded size of an expandable element such that the opaque marker indicates the expanded size in an imaging system image.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140235997A1 CANNULA WITH IMAGE MARKERS TO INDICATE EXPANDABLE DEVICE SIZE Public/Granted day:2014-08-21
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