Patent ID: 8945086
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of performing an injection into the orbital fat of a patient, the method comprising: providing a needle and a cannula, the cannula having a distal end, the needle having a sharpened distal end and a lumen extending proximally from said sharpened distal end, the needle positioned and longitudinally movable within the cannula between a distal position at which the needle sharpened distal end is distal of the cannula distal end, and a proximal position at which the needle sharpened distal end is proximal of the cannula distal end; moving the needle into the distal position; inserting the needle and the cannula into the orbital fat; moving the needle into the proximal position; and injecting a fluid through the distal end of the needle lumen, through the distal end of the cannula, and into the orbital fat; wherein providing a needle and a cannula comprises providing a syringe including