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Pulmonary nodule access devices and methods of using the same

US11134981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Gyrus ACMI, Inc. · US

Inventors

Clinton L. Finger · Bellevue, US
Matthew E. Nickeson · Seattle, US
Michael Smith · Canton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 12, 2018
Grant date	Oct 5, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 22, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2025/0096
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for providing access to a nodule, lesion, or pathological area in a lung or other body organ or lumen. The device includes a sheath portion having a proximal end and a distal end and a plurality of stabilization wires. The sheath portion includes a primary lumen that extends from the proximal end to the distal end and a plurality of secondary lumens that extend from the proximal end to the distal end. The stabilization wires are configured to be slidably received within the secondary lumens. The length of the stabilization wires is greater than the length of the secondary lumens.

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