Patent ID: 8926646
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A tunneling device for creating a pathway in subcutaneous tissue of a person's body, said tunneling device comprising: a member having a first end and a second end, said first end defining a first insertion surface and including at least one flat surface, a locking portion, and a lip positioned between the at least one flat surface and the locking portion and tapering outwardly from the at least one flat surface, and said second end defining a second insertion surface and including at least one flat surface, a locking portion, and a lip positioned between the at least one flat surface and the locking portion and tapering outwardly from the at least one flat surface; said member comprising a first cylindrical gripping tunneling section and a second cylindrical gripping tunneling section along a longitudinal axis of said member; a cylindrical bendable tunneling section along the longitudinal axis of said member between the first gripping tunneling section and the second gripping tunneling section, said gripping tunneling sections having a greater diameter than said bendable tunneling section; a first tapered section between said first gripping tunneling section and said bendable tunneling section; a second tapered section between said second gripping tunneling section and said bendable tunneling section; and an interchangeable handle connectable to each of said first end and said second end, said handle defining a grasping surface and an opening, said opening having at least one linear surface mateable with the at least one flat surface of either of the first or second end and said opening configured to receive either of said first end and said second end, said grasping surface enabling a user to securely hold the handle with one hand to forcibly move said member through the subcutaneous tissue of the person's body to create the pathway in the subcutaneous tissue, and sized to facilitate pulling a cable of an implant device through the created pathway.