Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Modified veress needle for tension pneumothorax decompression
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Application No.: US14771750Application Date: 2014-03-03
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Publication No.: US10736663B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Andrew Tang , Peter Rhee
- Applicant: The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
- Applicant Address: US AZ Tucson
- Assignee: The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of The University of Arizona
- Current Assignee: The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of The University of Arizona
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Tucson
- Agency: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2014/020027 WO 20140303
- International Announcement: WO2014/134624 WO 20140904
- Main IPC: A61B17/34
- IPC: A61B17/34 ; A61M5/32 ; A61M1/04 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
Disclosed are devices and methods for treating tension pneumothorax. A needle assembly may include an outer cannula defining a lumen and having a distal end portion with a sharp bevel, and an inner cannula slidably-disposed through the lumen of the outer cannula. The inner cannula moves between an extended and retracted position and includes a blunt distal end portion configured to extend beyond the sharp bevel of the outer cannula when the inner cannula is in the extended position. The blunt distal end portion can retract within the lumen of the outer cannula when the inner cannula is in the retracted position, thereby exposing the sharp bevel. The needle assembly further includes a bias disposed inside the housing and coupled to the inner cannula. A proximal end portion of the inner cannula is configured to extend through the housing when the inner cannula is in the retracted position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160022312A1 MODIFIED VERESS NEEDLE FOR TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX DECOMPRESSION Public/Granted day:2016-01-28
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