Patent ID: 11865331
Assignee: ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A kit for supporting peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNFS) of living being tissue, the kit comprising:
a plurality of introducers; and
a plurality of stylets, wherein:
a first introducer of the plurality of introducers includes a curved introducer shaft with a first proximal end and a first distal end, the curved introducer shaft shaped to have a first curved portion proximate to the first distal end,
a first stylet of the plurality of stylets is configured to be inserted into the first introducer of the plurality of introducers to form an introducer needle assembly, the first stylet having a second proximal end and a second distal end, the first stylet including a second curved portion having a shape that matches a shape of the first curved portion of the introducer,
a first angle of curvature of the first curved portion equals a second angle of curvature of the second curved portion, the first angle of curvature and the second angle of curvature being fifteen degrees off of a sagittal plane of a patient,
a second introducer of the plurality of introducers includes a second curved introducer shaft with a third proximal end and a third distal end, the second curved introducer shaft shaped to have a third curved portion proximate to the third distal end,
a second stylet of the plurality of stylets is configured to be inserted into the second introducer of the plurality of introducers to form a second introducer needle assembly, the second stylet having a fourth proximal end and a fourth distal end, the second stylet including a fourth curved portion having a shape that matches a shape of the third curved portion of the second curved introducer shaft, and
a third angle of curvature of the third curved portion equals a fourth angle of curvature of the fourth curved portion, the third angle of curvature and the fourth angle of curvature being twenty five degrees off of the sagittal plane of a patient.