Patent ID: 9220524
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. A surgical tool configured to provide surgical access to a craniofacial region of a subject, said surgical tool comprising: a handle portion; an elongate shaft comprising a contoured distal portion, said distal portion shaped and configured to maintain contact with a posterior maxilla and elevate a periosteum off of the posterior maxilla to avoid soft tissue dissection, said distal portion including a distal dissecting tip; and an insertion groove within said elongate shaft configured to receive, support and guide a tunneling member configured to tunnel through tissue in the craniofacial region of the subject, wherein said elongate shaft comprises a bottom edge that extends between a proximal end and a distal end of the insertion groove and is opposite a top edge of the insertion groove, said insertion groove having a first depth within said elongate shaft at the proximal end of the insertion groove and a second depth within said elongate shaft at the distal end of the insertion groove, the first depth being closer to the bottom edge of said elongate shaft and being greater than the second depth.