Patent ID: 11864794
Assignee: SUMMIT ACCESS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method for accessing a desired location within a subject's body, comprising:
introducing a distal end of a cannula of a percutaneous access device through skin of the subject to the desired location, a proximal end of the cannula being fixed to a distal hub of a handle of the percutaneous access device;
with a proximal hub of the handle of the percutaneous access device in an assembled relationship with a remainder of the handle, moving the proximal hub distally toward the distal hub to advance an elongated instrument to and/or through the desired location while the distal end of the cannula remains positioned at the desired location; and
moving the proximal hub proximally away from the distal hub while maintaining the assembled relationship of the proximal hub with a remainder of the handle to withdraw the elongated instrument from the desired location while the distal end of the cannula remains positioned at the desired location; and
removing the distal end of the cannula from the desired location.