Patent ID: 9237896
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An aiming device for use in percutaneous placement of a medical device, comprising: a one-piece non-hollow needle portion having a proximal portion and a distal portion, said distal portion having a sharpened end; first and second directing members fixed to said needle portion, said first directing member being fixed at a proximal end of said needle portion and said second directing member being fixed to said needle portion at a position between said first directing member and said sharpened end, said directing members being non-rotatable with respect to said sharpened end; wherein said directing members are spaced apart from each other by a distance and define a channel aligned along an axis that is parallel to said one-piece non-hollow needle portion, and wherein at least one of said directing members includes an inner perimetral surface having a first constant distance from said axis and an outer perimetral surface having a second constant distance from said axis and a uniform width that is the difference between said first and second constant distances, and wherein the needle portion has an outer diameter that is less than or equal to said uniform width.