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Apparatus and method for incising
Assignee: Sanofi Aventis Deutschland GmbH
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Filing: 1999-10-28
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Granted: 2001-01-23
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Expires: 2019-10-28
Abstract
Abstract A multi-shaft apparatus for incising a substrate of soft resilient material such as a body tissue. The incising apparatus includes two or more incision shafts each having a distal edge. The shafts are not affixed to each other and are allowed to slide against each other to drive the distal edges alternately against the substrate to incise the substrate. In the case of incising a body tissue, such alternate motion would result in less pain to the patient than a puncture resulting from a sharp jab by a sharp shaft of similar size to the shafts.
Inventors
- 👤 Ganapati R. Mauze
- 👤 Michael Greenstein
- 👤 Edward D. Verdonk
- 👤 Paul Lum
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B10/00; A61B10/02; A61B10/0233; A61B10/0266; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/3205; A61B17/32053; A61B17/3209; A61B17/32093; A61B5/00; A61B5/145; A61B5/14507; A61B5/1451; A61B5/14514; A61B5/15; A61B5/150007; A61B5/150015; A61B5/150022; A61B5/150053; A61B5/150106; A61B5/150137; A61B5/15016; A61B5/150374; A61B5/150381; A61B5/150389; A61B5/150396; A61B5/150412; A61B5/150419; A61B5/150427; A61B5/150503; A61B5/150511; A61B5/151; A61B5/15101; A61B5/15115; A61B5/15121; A61B5/15142; A61B17/320016; A61B17/32002; A61B17/34; A61B17/3476
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A method for incising a soft resilient substrate, comprising: driving at least two or more parallel incision shafts so that the at least one shaft moves periodically relative to another of the incision shafts in translational position or rotational position, the incision shafts each having a distal end; urging the shafts in a direction parallel to the shafts toward the soft resilient substrate such that the distal ends of the shafts are driven into the soft resilient substrate to result in a hole.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
83 words
A method for incising a soft resilient substrate, comprising: driving at least two or more parallel incision shafts so that the at least one shaft moves periodically relative to another of the incision shafts in translational position or rotational position, the incision shafts each having a distal end; urging the shafts in a direction parallel to the shafts toward the soft resilient substrate such that the distal ends of the shafts are driven into the soft resilient substrate to result in a hole.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the shafts are associated with one another in an apparatus and the method comprises steadying the apparatus against the substrate with one shaft and driving at least one of the other shafts to move relative to the steadying shaft to incise the substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 1 comprising sliding the shafts against each other and associating the shafts to include a channel for liquid flow.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1 comprising moving each of the shafts intermittently in noncontinuous motion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the edges of the shafts are beveled each to form a sharp edge with a bevel surface and comprising arranging the neighboring bevel surfaces of two shafts to face away from each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the edges are beveled to each form a sharp edge with a bevel surface and comprising aligning the shafts such that the the neighboring bevel surfaces of two shafts face the same direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 1 comprising moving at least one of the shafts in translational position relative to the other in reciprocating longitudinal action.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 7 further comprising moving two of the shafts each in reciprocating longitudinal action so that the shafts move relative in translational position to the other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein two shafts are concentric tubes suitable for conducting fluid and comprising moving at least one of the concentric tubes in concentric rotational motion relative to the other tube.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 9 comprising moving at least one of the shafts in intermittent reciprocative concentric rotational motion relative to the other.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 9 comprising moving at least one of the shafts in intermittent concentric rotational motion relative to the other in one direction.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 1 comprising arranging the shafts to associate with each other to form a tubular channel suitable for conducting fluid and moving one shaft relative to the other in reciprocating longitudinal action.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1 further comprising piezoelectrically driving the relative motion of the shafts.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1 further comprising associating the shafts to form a needle-sized proboscis.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the at least one of the incision shafts has a sharp edge and is periodically driven to incise the soft resilient substrate while another of the parallel incision shafts anchors itself against the soft resilient substrate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method according to claim 1 comprising driving at least one shaft in periodic reciprocative movement of from 0.001 mm to 0.5 mm and comprising urging two or more shafts having sharp edges at the distal ends thereof against the soft resilient substrate.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for incising a soft resilient substrate, comprising: (A) using a power source to drive at least two or more parallel shafts such that one shaft moves oscillatorily relative to another of the shafts in translational position, the shafts each having a sharp edge at a distal end, the shafts associate as a unit to have a circular circumferencial cross-section; and (B) urging the shafts in a longitudinal direction parallel to the shafts toward a soft resilient substrate such that the sharp edges of the shafts are driven longitudinally against the soft resilient substrate to penetrate the soft resilient substrate to result in a hole, wherein periodically the at least one of the shafts penetrates into the soft resilient substrate ahead further of the another of the parallel shafts.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for incising a soft resilient substrate, comprising: (A) using a power source to drive at least two or more parallel shafts such that one shaft moves oscillatorily relative to another of the shafts in translational position, the shafts each having a sharp edge at a distal end, the shafts associate as a unit to have a circular circumferencial cross-section; and (B) urging the shafts in a longitudinal direction parallel to the shafts toward a soft resilient substrate such that the sharp edges of the shafts are driven longitudinally against the soft resilient substrate to penetrate the soft resilient substrate to result in a hole, wherein periodically the at least one of the shafts penetrates into the soft resilient substrate ahead further of the another of the parallel shafts.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method according to claim 17 further comprising associating the shafts to form a needle-sized proboscis having a channel therein for conducting liquid and driving at least one shaft in reciprocative movement of from 0.001 mm to 0.5 mm and comprising urging two or more shafts having sharp edges at the distal ends thereof against the soft resilient substrate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 17 wherein the shafts are tubular and further comprising associating the shafts concentrically such that fluid can be conducted in the tubes as a whole.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 17 wherein the shafts are needle-size and further comprising associating the shafts as a unit to have a circular circumferential crosssection.
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