US20230346422A1 - Locking assembly for medical device - Google Patents
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- aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to medical devices and procedures.
- aspects of this disclosure relate to coupling mechanisms and associated methods for medical devices.
- Non-invasive surgical procedures enable a medical professional to treat an internal area of a body while minimizing a size of a physical opening in the exterior skin of the body.
- Many non-invasive surgical procedures are design to treat a particular area of the body, such as a specific organ.
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (“PCNL”) is a reliable minimally-invasive approach for managing kidney stones.
- PCNL may be used to remove a kidney stone positioned in a body where other (e.g., ureteroscopic) approaches would be less effective.
- PCNL may be the preferred method for treating: staghorn calculi or large (e.g., greater than 2 cm) intrarenal stones; stones with concomitant ureteropelvic junction obstruction; and/or intrarenal stones not amenable to extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (“SWL”) or endoscopic management due to stone composition or anatomic variability.
- SWL extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
- a needle is inserted through the body and into a kidney for management of the kidney stones. Precise placement of the needle is necessary for ensuring a successful and complication-free PCNL procedure.
- a medical professional needs to have detailed understanding of the anatomy in and around the kidney to be able to visualize the kidney and surrounding tissues when making a puncture through the skin. Accordingly, the step of gaining access to the kidney via a puncture through the skin may necessitate a medical professional having significant experience and/or the assistance of a radiologist to ensure the accurate location and angle of access to the kidney through the puncture in the skin. These efforts may consume operating time and expose the patient to higher amounts of radiation.
- PCNL access needles comprise a stylet and a cannula.
- the stylet has a sharp tip and is used to provide access to the kidney, and the cannula serves as sheath for the stylet and provides an access channel to the kidney.
- the stylet can pop out of the cannula due to axial or other forces from the patient's body, creating difficulty in advancing the access system to the desired location.
- aspects of the present disclosure relate to, among other things, medical device assemblies and locking assemblies.
- Each of the aspects disclosed herein may include one or more of the features described in connection with any of the other disclosed aspects.
- a medical device assembly may include a stylet having a distal stylet body and a proximal stylet hub, a cannula having a distal cannula body and a proximal cannula hub, and a lock for securing the stylet to the cannula.
- the lock of the medical device assembly may include at least one abutment on at least one of the stylet hub and the cannula hub, for restricting relative movement between the stylet hub and the cannula hub.
- the lock may include one of a protrusion or a channel on the stylet hub configured to engage with one of a channel or protrusion on the cannula hub.
- a distal surface of the stylet hub may contact a proximal surface of the cannula hub when the medical device assembly is in a locked configuration.
- the lock may include a protrusion on the stylet hub and a channel on the cannula hub, and the protrusion may be received within the channel when the medical device assembly is in a locked configuration and at least one abutment is on at least one of the protrusion or the channel.
- the lock may include a projection with threads on the cannula hub configured to engage with complimentary threads on the stylet hub.
- a generally planar distal surface of the stylet hub may abut a generally planar proximal surface of the cannula hub when the medical device assembly is in the locked configuration.
- the stylet may protrude from a distal portion of the cannula when the medical device assembly is in the locked configuration.
- a medical device assembly may include a stylet having a stylet body and a stylet hub.
- the stylet hub may include two clasp arms, and each clasp arm may include an anchor.
- the medical device assembly may also include a cannula having a cannula body and a cannula hub.
- the cannula hub may include a locking protrusion. A proximal surface of each anchor of the clasp arms may be in contact with the locking protrusion in a locked configuration of the stylet and the cannula to restrict withdrawal of one of the stylet hub and the cannula hub from the other of the stylet hub and the cannula hub.
- examples of the medical device assembly may include one or more of the following features.
- a proximal surface of each anchor of the clasp arms may not be in contact with the locking protrusion in an unlocked configuration of the stylet and the cannula.
- Each clasp arm may be coupled to a hinge.
- Each clasp arm may include a recess.
- the locking protrusion may be received within each recess when the medical device assembly is in the locked configuration.
- Each clasp arm may include a curvature at a proximal portion of the clasp arm.
- Each clasp arm may be biased in a radially inward direction towards the central longitudinal axis of the stylet.
- the clasp arms may be the distalmost portions of the stylet hub.
- Each clasp arm may include gripping ridges on a proximal surface of each clasp arm.
- a proximal portion of the cannula hub may be within the stylet hub when the medical device assembly is in the locked configuration.
- a locking assembly may include a stylet hub including a protrusion and a cannula hub including a recess.
- the protrusion may slide into the recess when the locking assembly is in a locked configuration.
- the stylet hub may include a recess including threads.
- the cannula hub may include a projection including threads complimentary to the threads of the stylet hub. The projection of the cannula hub may be within the recess of the stylet hub when the locking assembly is in the locked configuration.
- FIGS. 1 A and 1 B illustrate perspective views of a medical device assembly, according to an aspect of the present disclosure.
- FIGS. 2 A and 2 B illustrate perspective views of a proximal section of the medical device assembly of FIGS. 1 A and 1 B , according to an aspect of the present disclosure.
- FIGS. 3 A and 3 B illustrate perspective views of a proximal section of a medical device assembly, according to another aspect of the present disclosure.
- FIGS. 4 A and 4 B illustrate perspective views of a proximal section of a medical device assembly, according to yet another aspect of the present disclosure.
- distal refers to the direction that is away from the user or operator and into the patient's body.
- proximal refers to the direction that is closer to the user or operator and away from the patient's body.
- aspects of the present disclosure are directed to medical devices configured to pass a medical device assembly through the body of a patient.
- aspects of the present disclosure may relate to medical systems, devices, and methods for inserting a medical device assembly comprising a stylet and a cannula through a patient during a medical procedure, such as, for example, a procedure to remove kidney stones or other material from a patient's kidney or other organ.
- the medical systems of the present disclosure may include a needle assembly with a stylet, a cannula, and a locking mechanism locking the stylet to the cannula.
- FIGS. 1 A and 1 B illustrate an example of a medical device assembly 100 including a stylet 112 and a cannula 110 .
- Stylet 112 may have a stylet hub 106 and a stylet body 113
- cannula 110 may have a cannula hub 108 and a cannula body 111 .
- Stylet body 113 may have a sharp tip 109 .
- Medical device assembly 100 is shown in a first, unlocked configuration in FIG. 1 A , and in a second, locked configuration in FIG. 1 B .
- Medical device assembly 100 may extend longitudinally from a proximal end 102 toward a distal end 104 .
- Stylet 112 may be cylindrical, although any geometric shape may be used; may extend longitudinally in the proximal-distal direction; and may have a sharp point present at its distal tip.
- stylet 112 and/or stylet body 113 may be a needle.
- Cannula 110 may be cylindrical, although any geometric shape that may receive stylet 112 may be used, and may also extend longitudinally in the proximal-distal direction.
- a lumen may run longitudinally through cannula 110 and may be configured to received stylet 112 .
- stylet 112 may be partially encased within cannula 110 and may be partially exposed outside cannula 110 at a distal portion of stylet 112 .
- Stylet hub 106 may be coupled to cannula hub 108 in the locked configuration and may be separated from cannula hub 108 in the unlocked configuration.
- Stylet hub 106 is fixedly secured to a proximal end portion of stylet body 113 .
- cannula hub 108 is fixedly secured to a proximal end portion of cannula body 111 .
- Cannula hub 108 includes a proximal opening configured to receive stylet 112 for insertion of stylet body 113 into the lumen of cannula 110 .
- FIGS. 2 A and 2 B show perspective views of a proximal portion of the medical device assembly 100 in FIGS. 1 A and 1 B , including stylet 112 , stylet hub 106 , stylet body 113 , cannula 110 , cannula body 111 and cannula hub 108 .
- Medical device assembly 100 is shown in an unlocked configuration ( FIG. 2 A ) and a locked configuration ( FIG. 2 B ).
- Stylet 112 , stylet hub 106 , stylet body 113 , cannula 110 , cannula hub 108 , and cannula body 111 may be made of any suitable material, such as metal, plastic, polymer, etc.
- Stylet hub 106 may be rectangular and may taper in the proximal-distal direction. In other aspects, stylet hub 106 may be circular, pyramidal, pentagonal, or any other shape.
- Stylet hub 106 may have a generally planar distal surface 220 including a distal protrusion 206 extending distally from the distal surface 220 of stylet hub 106 . Distal protrusion 206 may extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of stylet 112 and/or stylet body 113 .
- distal surface 220 may include a channel or recess (not shown) extending proximally from distal surface 220 .
- Stylet hub 106 may include a hollow portion or recess 215 running longitudinally in the distal-proximal direction from distal surface 220 , and the recess may include female threads configured to receive male threads present on the cannula hub 108 .
- the recess may include male threads configured to fit into female threads present on the cannula hub 108 .
- Cannula hub 108 may have an outer rectangular shape and may taper in the proximal-distal direction. In some aspects, cannula hub 108 may be circular, pyramidal, pentagonal, or any other shape. Cannula hub 108 may include a generally planar proximal surface 218 at a proximal portion of the cannula hub 108 . Proximal surface 218 may be configured to align with distal surface 220 of the stylet hub 106 when medical device assembly 100 is in a locked position. The proximal surface 218 may include a recess or channel 208 which may extend in a distal direction ( FIG. 2 B ). Channel 208 may be configured to receive protrusion 206 of stylet hub 106 .
- proximal surface 218 may include a protrusion (not shown) extending in the proximal direction from proximal surface 218 , and the protrusion may be configured to extend into a channel or recess present on the distal surface 220 of stylet hub 106 .
- Cannula hub 108 may include a proximal projection or stem 216 including threads 214 extending proximally from the proximal surface 218 .
- the proximal projection 216 may be configured for insertion into the recess 215 in stylet hub 106 , and threads 214 (male or female) of the proximal projection 216 may align with threads (female or male) present on the stylet hub 106 (e.g., in recess 215 ).
- Stylet 112 may be pushed distally into the cannula hub 108 and into cannula body 111 along its longitudinal axis. After inserting a portion of stylet 112 into cannula 110 , stylet hub 106 may contact cannula hub 108 and threads 214 of cannula hub 108 may engage threads present on stylet hub 106 . After engagement with cannula hub 108 , stylet hub 106 threads are rotated over the cannula hub 108 threads 214 and the projection 216 of cannula hub 108 is inserted into the recess 215 in stylet hub 106 .
- rotating stylet hub 106 may move distal surface 220 towards or away from proximal surface 218 of cannula hub 108 depending on the direction of rotation.
- protrusion 206 of stylet hub 106 engages with and/or is inserted into, snaps, or otherwise fits into channel 208 of cannula hub 108 , facilitating the rotational locking of stylet hub 106 to cannula hub 108 .
- protrusion 206 of stylet hub 106 engages with and/or is inserted into channel 208 after less than 90 degrees of relative rotation of stylet hub 106 and cannula hub 108 .
- protrusion 206 may engage channel 208 after relative rotation of 45 degrees, 130 degrees, 180 degrees or any other degree of rotation.
- Stylet 112 including stylet body 113 and stylet hub 106 , may be locked to cannula 110 , including cannula hub 108 and cannula body 111 , when protrusion 206 is inserted into channel 208 , such that stylet 112 and cannula 110 move as a singular unit.
- stylet hub 106 and cannula hub 108 in a locked configuration with protrusion 206 inserted into channel 208 .
- distal surface 220 of stylet hub 106 may be flush or align with proximal surface 218 of cannula hub 108 .
- the user may rotate stylet hub 106 and/or cannula hub 108 in the direction opposite the direction used to lock medical device assembly 100 .
- medical device assembly 100 may provide tactile or audible feedback when protrusion 206 is inserted into channel 208 and/or stylet hub 106 is locked to cannula hub 108 .
- medical device assembly 100 may make an audible snapping or clicking sound when stylet hub 106 and cannula hub 108 are locked together as one or more surfaces of protrusion 206 rapidly moves into contact with one or more surfaces of channel 208 . This may be caused by protrusion 206 being compressed against proximal surface 218 during turning of stylet hub 106 , as protrusion 206 slides across proximal surface 218 , and protrusion 206 expands from its compressed state into channel 208 . Once in the locked configuration (shown in FIG.
- medical device assembly 100 prevents stylet 113 from extending out of or “popping” out of cannula 110 while a user is manipulating the medical device assembly 100 , such as while a distal portion of medical device assembly 100 is being inserted in to a patient.
- FIGS. 3 A and 3 B illustrate a perspective view and a cross-sectional view, respectively, of a proximal portion of an exemplary medical device assembly 300 , including locking assembly 301 , according to another aspect of the present disclosure.
- Medical device assembly 300 may include a stylet 312 , stylet hub 306 , stylet body 313 , cannula 310 , cannula hub 308 , and cannula body 311 , and each of these components may have any of the features previously described in relation to medical device assembly 100 .
- Medical device assembly 300 is shown in an unlocked configuration ( FIG. 3 A ) and a locked configuration ( FIG. 3 B ).
- Cannula hub 308 may be cylindrical and may include a locking protrusion 326 which protrudes radially outward from the longitudinal axis of the cannula 310 and may form a ring around cannula hub 308 .
- Locking protrusion 326 may include an angular sidewall 328 which may face the proximal direction and may taper the locking protrusion 326 .
- Proximal portion 332 of cannula hub 308 may be configured to fit within stylet hub 306 .
- Locking protrusion 326 may include a planar distal surface 321 .
- Stylet hub 306 may comprise clasp arms 322 , 324 along a radial sidewall of the stylet hub 302 .
- Clasp arms 322 , 324 may be on opposite sides of stylet hub 306 , and a cylindrical body of stylet hub 306 may be between clasp arms 322 , 324 .
- Stylet hub 306 may further comprise a top surface 334 , hinges 341 , proximal end portions 340 , 342 of clasp arms 322 , 324 .
- Clasp arms 322 , 324 may be substantially parallel to stylet body 313 and/or may extend longitudinally in the proximal-distal direction.
- Clasp arms 322 , 324 may include proximal end portions 340 , 342 extending proximally above a top surface 334 of stylet hub 302 .
- the proximal end portions 340 , 342 may curve outward from the longitudinal axis of stylet 312 , and in other aspects proximal end portions 340 , 342 may be straight.
- Each clasp arm 322 , 324 may include locking anchors 320 , 321 including recesses 330 , 331 (shown in FIG. 3 B ) located at a distal end section of each clasp arm 322 , 324 .
- Recesses 330 , 331 may be configured to receive locking protrusion 326 .
- Clasp arms 322 , 324 may be coupled to stylet hub 302 via hinges 341 .
- Hinges 341 may be living hinges and may be located at a proximal section of each clasp arm 322 , 324 .
- hinges 341 may include cylindrical protrusions on claps arms 322 , 324 that are rotatably received in cylindrical recesses in stylet hub 306 , or vice versa.
- Clasp arms 322 , 324 provide a user with a means to lock and unlock the medical device assembly with a single hand.
- Stylet hub 306 and cannula hub 308 may be used to couple stylet 312 to cannula 310 .
- stylet 312 is inserted into cannula 310 and stylet hub 306 is pushed towards cannula hub 308 .
- locking anchors 320 , 321 of clasp arms 322 , 324 engage locking protrusion 326 and slide over angular sidewall 328 , which may cause locking anchors 320 , 321 to move radially outward.
- Locking protrusion 326 is inserted into recess portion 330 , 331 of each clasp arm 322 , 324 as locking anchors 320 , 321 move radially inward.
- Clasp arms 322 , 324 may rotate or pivot about their hinges 341 and may be biased (e.g., spring-biased) to move the locking anchors 320 , 321 , radially inward towards the longitudinal axis of stylet 312 and cannula 310 .
- locking assembly 301 may provide tactile or audible feedback when locking protrusion 326 is inserted into each recess 330 , 331 .
- locking assembly 301 may make an audible snapping or clicking sound when locking protrusion 326 is inserted into each recess 330 , 331 . The sound may be generated as the biasing forces locking anchors 320 , 321 back into contact with the cannula hub 308 after having been pushed apart.
- the user may press on proximal end portions 340 , 342 of each clasp arm 322 , 324 , in the radially inward direction towards the central longitudinal axis of stylet 312 .
- the clasp arms may rotate or pivot about their hinges and release each locking anchor 320 , 321 from locking protrusion 326 , removing locking protrusion 326 from each recess 330 , 331 .
- proximal end portions 340 , 342 of clasp arms 322 , 324 While exerting force on proximal end portions 340 , 342 of clasp arms 322 , 324 , the user may then pull or translate stylet hub 306 in the proximal direction to remove stylet 312 from cannula 310 .
- the amount of force that is exerted on proximal end portions 340 , 342 may vary with the dimension, positioning and shape of the hinges and/or clasp arms, such as a square or circular hinge.
- FIGS. 4 A and 4 B illustrate perspective views of a proximal portion of another exemplary medical device assembly 400 , including locking assembly 401 .
- Medical device assembly 400 is substantially similar to medical device assembly 300 , including stylet 412 , stylet hub 406 , stylet body 413 , cannula 410 , cannula hub 408 , cannula body 411 , clasp arms 422 , 424 , hinges 434 , 454 , locking protrusion 428 , and proximal end portions 440 , 442 .
- Cannula hub 404 may include ridges 438 to enhance a user's grip of cannula hub 404 .
- Hinges 434 , 454 of stylet hub 406 may be square shaped (shown in FIG. 4 A ) and clasp arms may include locking anchors 420 , 421 .
- Clasp arms 422 , 424 may be configured to receive locking protrusion 428 at a proximal surface of locking anchors 420 , 421 .
- a user may lock stylet 412 to cannula 410 using medical device assembly 400 in substantially the same manner as locking assembly 301 .
- Locking protrusion 428 may engage locking anchors 420 , 421 of clasp arms 422 , 424 , and may spread locking anchors 420 , 421 apart.
- Locking protrusion 428 may be inserted further within stylet hub 406 to a locked position (shown in FIG. 4 B ), when a biasing force returns locking anchors 420 , 421 to their radially inward positions such that locking anchors 420 , 421 may block withdrawal of locking protrusion 428 from stylet hub 406 .
- a distal portion of stylet hub 406 may include a curvature 450 to facilitate the insertion of locking protrusion 428 within stylet hub 406 .
- the user may apply (and maintain) pressure to levers 440 , 442 to release locking anchors 420 , 421 , unlock stylet 412 from cannula 410 , and remove stylet 412 from cannula 410 .
- a stylet may be locked to a cannula using any of the above-described locking assemblies prior to puncturing a patient using the stylet.
- a medical device assembly may be inserted into a patient's body through a lumen of a different medical device, such as an endoscope.
- a medical device assembly, including stylet, cannula, and a locking assembly may be advanced towards a target area within the patient. After a distal section of the medical device assembly reaches the target area within the patient, the stylet may be unlocked from the cannula and removed from the patient, providing an access channel through the cannula to the target area of the patient.
- the medical device assembly may be advanced through the body of a patient to a target area within a kidney.
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Abstract
A medical device assembly may include a stylet having a distal stylet body and a proximal stylet hub, a cannula having a distal cannula body and a proximal cannula hub, and a lock for securing the stylet to the cannula, wherein the lock includes at least one abutment on at least one of the stylet hub and the cannula hub for restricting relative movement between the stylet hub and the cannula hub.
Description
- This patent application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/571,685, filed Oct. 12, 2017, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
- Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to medical devices and procedures. In particular, aspects of this disclosure relate to coupling mechanisms and associated methods for medical devices.
- Non-invasive surgical procedures enable a medical professional to treat an internal area of a body while minimizing a size of a physical opening in the exterior skin of the body. Many non-invasive surgical procedures are design to treat a particular area of the body, such as a specific organ. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (“PCNL”) is a reliable minimally-invasive approach for managing kidney stones. PCNL may be used to remove a kidney stone positioned in a body where other (e.g., ureteroscopic) approaches would be less effective. For example, PCNL may be the preferred method for treating: staghorn calculi or large (e.g., greater than 2 cm) intrarenal stones; stones with concomitant ureteropelvic junction obstruction; and/or intrarenal stones not amenable to extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (“SWL”) or endoscopic management due to stone composition or anatomic variability.
- In some PCNL procedures, a needle is inserted through the body and into a kidney for management of the kidney stones. Precise placement of the needle is necessary for ensuring a successful and complication-free PCNL procedure. A medical professional needs to have detailed understanding of the anatomy in and around the kidney to be able to visualize the kidney and surrounding tissues when making a puncture through the skin. Accordingly, the step of gaining access to the kidney via a puncture through the skin may necessitate a medical professional having significant experience and/or the assistance of a radiologist to ensure the accurate location and angle of access to the kidney through the puncture in the skin. These efforts may consume operating time and expose the patient to higher amounts of radiation.
- Commonly used PCNL access needles comprise a stylet and a cannula. The stylet has a sharp tip and is used to provide access to the kidney, and the cannula serves as sheath for the stylet and provides an access channel to the kidney. During insertion of the stylet and cannula, the stylet can pop out of the cannula due to axial or other forces from the patient's body, creating difficulty in advancing the access system to the desired location.
- The mechanisms and methods described herein are provided to rectify deficiencies described in conventional designs and offer improvements that may help address other problems.
- Aspects of the present disclosure relate to, among other things, medical device assemblies and locking assemblies. Each of the aspects disclosed herein may include one or more of the features described in connection with any of the other disclosed aspects.
- In one example, a medical device assembly may include a stylet having a distal stylet body and a proximal stylet hub, a cannula having a distal cannula body and a proximal cannula hub, and a lock for securing the stylet to the cannula. The lock of the medical device assembly may include at least one abutment on at least one of the stylet hub and the cannula hub, for restricting relative movement between the stylet hub and the cannula hub.
- Examples of the medical device assembly may include one or more of the following features. The lock may include one of a protrusion or a channel on the stylet hub configured to engage with one of a channel or protrusion on the cannula hub. A distal surface of the stylet hub may contact a proximal surface of the cannula hub when the medical device assembly is in a locked configuration. The lock may include a protrusion on the stylet hub and a channel on the cannula hub, and the protrusion may be received within the channel when the medical device assembly is in a locked configuration and at least one abutment is on at least one of the protrusion or the channel. The lock may include a projection with threads on the cannula hub configured to engage with complimentary threads on the stylet hub. A generally planar distal surface of the stylet hub may abut a generally planar proximal surface of the cannula hub when the medical device assembly is in the locked configuration. The stylet may protrude from a distal portion of the cannula when the medical device assembly is in the locked configuration.
- In a further example, a medical device assembly may include a stylet having a stylet body and a stylet hub. The stylet hub may include two clasp arms, and each clasp arm may include an anchor. The medical device assembly may also include a cannula having a cannula body and a cannula hub. The cannula hub may include a locking protrusion. A proximal surface of each anchor of the clasp arms may be in contact with the locking protrusion in a locked configuration of the stylet and the cannula to restrict withdrawal of one of the stylet hub and the cannula hub from the other of the stylet hub and the cannula hub.
- In addition, examples of the medical device assembly may include one or more of the following features. A proximal surface of each anchor of the clasp arms may not be in contact with the locking protrusion in an unlocked configuration of the stylet and the cannula. Each clasp arm may be coupled to a hinge. Each clasp arm may include a recess. The locking protrusion may be received within each recess when the medical device assembly is in the locked configuration. Each clasp arm may include a curvature at a proximal portion of the clasp arm. Each clasp arm may be biased in a radially inward direction towards the central longitudinal axis of the stylet. The clasp arms may be the distalmost portions of the stylet hub. Each clasp arm may include gripping ridges on a proximal surface of each clasp arm. A proximal portion of the cannula hub may be within the stylet hub when the medical device assembly is in the locked configuration.
- In another example, a locking assembly may include a stylet hub including a protrusion and a cannula hub including a recess. The protrusion may slide into the recess when the locking assembly is in a locked configuration. The stylet hub may include a recess including threads. The cannula hub may include a projection including threads complimentary to the threads of the stylet hub. The projection of the cannula hub may be within the recess of the stylet hub when the locking assembly is in the locked configuration.
- The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate various aspects and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosed aspects.
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FIGS. 1A and 1B illustrate perspective views of a medical device assembly, according to an aspect of the present disclosure. -
FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate perspective views of a proximal section of the medical device assembly ofFIGS. 1A and 1B , according to an aspect of the present disclosure. -
FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate perspective views of a proximal section of a medical device assembly, according to another aspect of the present disclosure. -
FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate perspective views of a proximal section of a medical device assembly, according to yet another aspect of the present disclosure. - Reference will now be made in detail to aspects of the present disclosure, which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts or components. The term “distal” refers to the direction that is away from the user or operator and into the patient's body. By contrast, the term “proximal” refers to the direction that is closer to the user or operator and away from the patient's body. Unless stated otherwise, terms such as “generally,” “about,” “substantially,” and/or “approximately” indicate a range of possible values that are within +/−5% of a stated value or condition.
- Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to medical devices configured to pass a medical device assembly through the body of a patient. For example, aspects of the present disclosure may relate to medical systems, devices, and methods for inserting a medical device assembly comprising a stylet and a cannula through a patient during a medical procedure, such as, for example, a procedure to remove kidney stones or other material from a patient's kidney or other organ. In some aspects, for example, the medical systems of the present disclosure may include a needle assembly with a stylet, a cannula, and a locking mechanism locking the stylet to the cannula.
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FIGS. 1A and 1B illustrate an example of amedical device assembly 100 including astylet 112 and acannula 110.Stylet 112 may have astylet hub 106 and astylet body 113, andcannula 110 may have acannula hub 108 and acannula body 111.Stylet body 113 may have asharp tip 109.Medical device assembly 100 is shown in a first, unlocked configuration inFIG. 1A , and in a second, locked configuration inFIG. 1B .Medical device assembly 100 may extend longitudinally from aproximal end 102 toward adistal end 104.Stylet 112 may be cylindrical, although any geometric shape may be used; may extend longitudinally in the proximal-distal direction; and may have a sharp point present at its distal tip. In some aspects,stylet 112 and/orstylet body 113 may be a needle. -
Cannula 110 may be cylindrical, although any geometric shape that may receivestylet 112 may be used, and may also extend longitudinally in the proximal-distal direction. A lumen may run longitudinally throughcannula 110 and may be configured to receivedstylet 112. - In the locked configuration (shown in
FIG. 1B ),stylet 112 may be partially encased withincannula 110 and may be partially exposed outsidecannula 110 at a distal portion ofstylet 112.Stylet hub 106 may be coupled tocannula hub 108 in the locked configuration and may be separated fromcannula hub 108 in the unlocked configuration.Stylet hub 106 is fixedly secured to a proximal end portion ofstylet body 113. Similarly,cannula hub 108 is fixedly secured to a proximal end portion ofcannula body 111.Cannula hub 108 includes a proximal opening configured to receivestylet 112 for insertion ofstylet body 113 into the lumen ofcannula 110. -
FIGS. 2A and 2B show perspective views of a proximal portion of themedical device assembly 100 inFIGS. 1A and 1B , includingstylet 112,stylet hub 106,stylet body 113,cannula 110,cannula body 111 andcannula hub 108.Medical device assembly 100 is shown in an unlocked configuration (FIG. 2A ) and a locked configuration (FIG. 2B ). -
Stylet 112,stylet hub 106,stylet body 113,cannula 110,cannula hub 108, andcannula body 111 may be made of any suitable material, such as metal, plastic, polymer, etc.Stylet hub 106 may be rectangular and may taper in the proximal-distal direction. In other aspects,stylet hub 106 may be circular, pyramidal, pentagonal, or any other shape.Stylet hub 106 may have a generally planardistal surface 220 including adistal protrusion 206 extending distally from thedistal surface 220 ofstylet hub 106.Distal protrusion 206 may extend parallel to the longitudinal axis ofstylet 112 and/orstylet body 113. In other aspects,distal surface 220 may include a channel or recess (not shown) extending proximally fromdistal surface 220.Stylet hub 106 may include a hollow portion orrecess 215 running longitudinally in the distal-proximal direction fromdistal surface 220, and the recess may include female threads configured to receive male threads present on thecannula hub 108. In other aspects, the recess may include male threads configured to fit into female threads present on thecannula hub 108. -
Cannula hub 108 may have an outer rectangular shape and may taper in the proximal-distal direction. In some aspects,cannula hub 108 may be circular, pyramidal, pentagonal, or any other shape.Cannula hub 108 may include a generally planarproximal surface 218 at a proximal portion of thecannula hub 108.Proximal surface 218 may be configured to align withdistal surface 220 of thestylet hub 106 whenmedical device assembly 100 is in a locked position. Theproximal surface 218 may include a recess orchannel 208 which may extend in a distal direction (FIG. 2B ).Channel 208 may be configured to receiveprotrusion 206 ofstylet hub 106. In other aspects,proximal surface 218 may include a protrusion (not shown) extending in the proximal direction fromproximal surface 218, and the protrusion may be configured to extend into a channel or recess present on thedistal surface 220 ofstylet hub 106.Cannula hub 108 may include a proximal projection or stem 216 includingthreads 214 extending proximally from theproximal surface 218. Theproximal projection 216 may be configured for insertion into therecess 215 instylet hub 106, and threads 214 (male or female) of theproximal projection 216 may align with threads (female or male) present on the stylet hub 106 (e.g., in recess 215). -
Stylet 112 may be pushed distally into thecannula hub 108 and intocannula body 111 along its longitudinal axis. After inserting a portion ofstylet 112 intocannula 110,stylet hub 106 may contactcannula hub 108 andthreads 214 ofcannula hub 108 may engage threads present onstylet hub 106. After engagement withcannula hub 108,stylet hub 106 threads are rotated over thecannula hub 108threads 214 and theprojection 216 ofcannula hub 108 is inserted into therecess 215 instylet hub 106. - When
stylet hub 106 is engaged withcannula hub 108,rotating stylet hub 106 may movedistal surface 220 towards or away fromproximal surface 218 ofcannula hub 108 depending on the direction of rotation. After a specific amount of relative rotation betweenstylet hub 106 andcannula hub 108,protrusion 206 ofstylet hub 106 engages with and/or is inserted into, snaps, or otherwise fits intochannel 208 ofcannula hub 108, facilitating the rotational locking ofstylet hub 106 tocannula hub 108. In some aspects,protrusion 206 ofstylet hub 106 engages with and/or is inserted intochannel 208 after less than 90 degrees of relative rotation ofstylet hub 106 andcannula hub 108. In other aspects,protrusion 206 may engagechannel 208 after relative rotation of 45 degrees, 130 degrees, 180 degrees or any other degree of rotation.Stylet 112, includingstylet body 113 andstylet hub 106, may be locked tocannula 110, includingcannula hub 108 andcannula body 111, whenprotrusion 206 is inserted intochannel 208, such thatstylet 112 andcannula 110 move as a singular unit.FIG. 2B showsstylet hub 106 andcannula hub 108 in a locked configuration withprotrusion 206 inserted intochannel 208. In a locked configuration,distal surface 220 ofstylet hub 106 may be flush or align withproximal surface 218 ofcannula hub 108. To unlockstylet 112 fromcannula 110 inmedical device assembly 100, the user may rotatestylet hub 106 and/orcannula hub 108 in the direction opposite the direction used to lockmedical device assembly 100. - In some aspects,
medical device assembly 100 may provide tactile or audible feedback whenprotrusion 206 is inserted intochannel 208 and/orstylet hub 106 is locked tocannula hub 108. For example,medical device assembly 100 may make an audible snapping or clicking sound whenstylet hub 106 andcannula hub 108 are locked together as one or more surfaces ofprotrusion 206 rapidly moves into contact with one or more surfaces ofchannel 208. This may be caused byprotrusion 206 being compressed againstproximal surface 218 during turning ofstylet hub 106, asprotrusion 206 slides acrossproximal surface 218, andprotrusion 206 expands from its compressed state intochannel 208. Once in the locked configuration (shown inFIG. 2B ),medical device assembly 100 preventsstylet 113 from extending out of or “popping” out ofcannula 110 while a user is manipulating themedical device assembly 100, such as while a distal portion ofmedical device assembly 100 is being inserted in to a patient. -
FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate a perspective view and a cross-sectional view, respectively, of a proximal portion of an exemplarymedical device assembly 300, including lockingassembly 301, according to another aspect of the present disclosure.Medical device assembly 300 may include astylet 312,stylet hub 306,stylet body 313,cannula 310,cannula hub 308, andcannula body 311, and each of these components may have any of the features previously described in relation tomedical device assembly 100.Medical device assembly 300 is shown in an unlocked configuration (FIG. 3A ) and a locked configuration (FIG. 3B ). -
Cannula hub 308 may be cylindrical and may include a lockingprotrusion 326 which protrudes radially outward from the longitudinal axis of thecannula 310 and may form a ring aroundcannula hub 308. Lockingprotrusion 326 may include anangular sidewall 328 which may face the proximal direction and may taper the lockingprotrusion 326.Proximal portion 332 ofcannula hub 308 may be configured to fit withinstylet hub 306. Lockingprotrusion 326 may include a planardistal surface 321. -
Stylet hub 306 may comprise clasparms Clasp arms stylet hub 306, and a cylindrical body ofstylet hub 306 may be betweenclasp arms Stylet hub 306 may further comprise atop surface 334, hinges 341,proximal end portions clasp arms Clasp arms stylet body 313 and/or may extend longitudinally in the proximal-distal direction.Clasp arms proximal end portions top surface 334 of stylet hub 302. In some aspects, theproximal end portions stylet 312, and in other aspectsproximal end portions clasp arm anchors recesses 330, 331 (shown inFIG. 3B ) located at a distal end section of eachclasp arm Recesses protrusion 326.Clasp arms Hinges 341 may be living hinges and may be located at a proximal section of eachclasp arm claps arms stylet hub 306, or vice versa.Clasp arms -
Stylet hub 306 andcannula hub 308 may be used to couplestylet 312 tocannula 310. To lock togetherstylet 312 andcannula 310, first,stylet 312 is inserted intocannula 310 andstylet hub 306 is pushed towardscannula hub 308. Then, as the user continues to insertstylet 312 intocannula 310, lockinganchors clasp arms protrusion 326 and slide overangular sidewall 328, which may cause locking anchors 320, 321 to move radially outward. Lockingprotrusion 326 is inserted intorecess portion clasp arm anchors Clasp arms hinges 341 and may be biased (e.g., spring-biased) to move the locking anchors 320, 321, radially inward towards the longitudinal axis ofstylet 312 andcannula 310. Once lockingprotrusion 326 is inserted into eachrecess stylet 312 andcannula 310 are locked or coupled together. - In some aspects, locking
assembly 301 may provide tactile or audible feedback when lockingprotrusion 326 is inserted into eachrecess assembly 301 may make an audible snapping or clicking sound when lockingprotrusion 326 is inserted into eachrecess forces locking anchors cannula hub 308 after having been pushed apart. - To unlock
stylet 312 fromcannula 310 ofmedical device assembly 300, the user may press onproximal end portions clasp arm stylet 312. By pressing onproximal end portions clasp arm anchor protrusion 326, removing lockingprotrusion 326 from eachrecess proximal end portions clasp arms stylet hub 306 in the proximal direction to removestylet 312 fromcannula 310. The amount of force that is exerted onproximal end portions -
FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate perspective views of a proximal portion of another exemplarymedical device assembly 400, including lockingassembly 401.Medical device assembly 400 is substantially similar tomedical device assembly 300, includingstylet 412,stylet hub 406,stylet body 413,cannula 410,cannula hub 408,cannula body 411, clasparms protrusion 428, andproximal end portions ridges 438 to enhance a user's grip of cannula hub 404.Hinges stylet hub 406 may be square shaped (shown inFIG. 4A ) and clasp arms may include lockinganchors Clasp arms protrusion 428 at a proximal surface of lockinganchors - A user may lock
stylet 412 to cannula 410 usingmedical device assembly 400 in substantially the same manner as lockingassembly 301. Lockingprotrusion 428 may engage lockinganchors clasp arms anchors protrusion 428 may be inserted further withinstylet hub 406 to a locked position (shown inFIG. 4B ), when a biasing forcereturns locking anchors protrusion 428 fromstylet hub 406. A distal portion ofstylet hub 406 may include acurvature 450 to facilitate the insertion of lockingprotrusion 428 withinstylet hub 406. The user may apply (and maintain) pressure tolevers anchors stylet 412 fromcannula 410, and removestylet 412 fromcannula 410. - Any of the medical device assemblies described above may be utilized in any type of medical procedure. For example, a stylet may be locked to a cannula using any of the above-described locking assemblies prior to puncturing a patient using the stylet. In other aspects, a medical device assembly may be inserted into a patient's body through a lumen of a different medical device, such as an endoscope. A medical device assembly, including stylet, cannula, and a locking assembly, may be advanced towards a target area within the patient. After a distal section of the medical device assembly reaches the target area within the patient, the stylet may be unlocked from the cannula and removed from the patient, providing an access channel through the cannula to the target area of the patient. In some examples, the medical device assembly may be advanced through the body of a patient to a target area within a kidney.
- Those skilled in the art will understand that the medical devices set out above can be implemented in any suitable procedure without departing from the scope of the disclosure as defined by the claims. In particular, constructional details, including manufacturing techniques and materials, are well within the understanding of those of skill in the art and have not been set out in any detail here. These and other modifications and variations are well within the scope of the present disclosure and can be envisioned and implemented by those of skill in the art.
- Other aspects of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the aspects disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and aspects be considered as implementations only, and departures in form and detail may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure as defined by the following claims.
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21. A medical device assembly, comprising:
a stylet having a stylet body and a stylet hub, wherein the stylet hub includes two clasp arms, and wherein each clasp arm includes an anchor; and
a cannula having a cannula body and a cannula hub, wherein the cannula hub includes a locking protrusion;
wherein a proximal surface of each anchor of the clasp arms is in contact with the locking protrusion in a locked configuration of the stylet and the cannula, to restrict withdrawal of one of the stylet hub or the cannula hub from the other of the stylet hub or the cannula hub.
22. The medical device assembly of claim 21 , wherein the proximal surface of each anchor of the clasp arms is not in contact with the locking protrusion in an unlocked configuration of the stylet and the cannula.
23. The medical device assembly of claim 21 , wherein each clasp arm is coupled to a hinge.
24. The medical device assembly of claim 21 , wherein each clasp arm includes a curvature at a proximal portion of the clasp arm.
25. The medical device assembly of claim 24 , wherein each clasp arm is biased in a radially inward direction towards a central longitudinal axis of the stylet.
26. The medical device assembly of claim 21 , wherein the clasp arms are distal most portions of the stylet hub.
27. The medical device assembly of claim 21 , wherein each clasp arm includes gripping ridges on a proximal end portion of the clasp arm.
28. The medical device assembly of claim 21 , wherein a proximal end portion of each clasp arm extends proximally beyond a top surface of a cylindrical portion of the stylet hub.
29. The medical device assembly of claim 21 , wherein a proximal portion of the cannula hub is within the stylet hub when the medical device assembly is in the locked configuration.
30. The medical device assembly of claim 21 , wherein the cannula hub includes ridges.
31. The medical device assembly of claim 21 , wherein each clasp arm includes a recess.
32. The medical device assembly of claim 31 , wherein the recesses are configured to receive the locking protrusion.
33. The medical device assembly of claim 31 , wherein the recesses are proximal to the anchors.
34. A medical device assembly, comprising:
a stylet having a stylet body and a stylet hub, wherein the stylet hub includes two clasp arms, and wherein each clasp arm includes an anchor; and
a cannula having a cannula body and a cannula hub, wherein the cannula hub includes a locking protrusion;
wherein a proximal surface of each anchor of the clasp arms is in contact with a distally facing surface of the locking protrusion in a locked configuration of the stylet and the cannula, to restrict withdrawal of one of the stylet hub or the cannula hub from the other of the stylet hub or the cannula hub; and
wherein an application of pressure to proximal end portions of the clasp arms transitions the stylet and the cannula from the locked configuration to an unlocked configuration in which one of the stylet hub or cannula hub is releasable from the other of the stylet hub or the cannula hub.
35. The medical device assembly of claim 34 , wherein a distal portion of the stylet hub includes a curvature to facilitate an insertion of the locking portion within the stylet hub.
36. The medical device assembly of claim 34 , wherein the clasp arms are on opposite sides of the stylet hub.
37. A medical device assembly, comprising:
a stylet having a stylet body and a stylet hub, wherein the stylet hub includes two clasp arms and a hinge coupled to each clasp arm, and wherein each clasp arm includes an anchor; and
a cannula having a cannula body and a cannula hub, wherein the cannula hub includes a locking protrusion;
wherein the anchors are in contact with the locking protrusion in a locked configuration to restrict withdrawal of one of the stylet hub or the cannula hub from the other of the stylet hub or the cannula hub; and
wherein the clasp arms are distal most portions of the stylet hub.
38. The medical device assembly of claim 37 , wherein each clasp arm includes a recess configured to receive the locking protrusion when the medical device assembly is in the locked configuration.
39. The medical device assembly of claim 37 , wherein the clasp arms are on opposite sides of the stylet hub.
40. The medical device assembly of claim 37 , wherein each clasp arm is biased in a radially inward direction towards a central longitudinal axis of the stylet.
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