Patent ID: 9351739
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A tunneling device for introduction into a body via a linearly extending guide, the device comprising: an elongated tunneling device having an end portion with a predefined curvature, the elongated tunneling device when confined in the linearly extending guide is confined lengthwise in the guide; wherein upon movement of the tunneling device advancing past the guide into the body, the end portion of the tunneling device returns to the predefined curvature without requiring any external physical resistance or external load forces to initiate the bending, wherein the tunneling device is an elongated rod, and wherein the rod includes a plurality of cut slots spaced along the rod along the entry portion wherein the slots are on an exterior side of the rod opposite the radius of curvature, wherein the inside surface of the rod adjacent the radius of curvature is smooth and the outside surface aligned with the curvature has the cut slots and upon bending the cut slots open wider.