Patent ID: 6976979
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A malleable cannula, comprising: a body having a proximal end and a distal end, the body having a wall defining a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end; a reinforcement member extending along the lumen, the reinforcement member having an interior side facing the lumen and an exterior side facing away from the lumen; and a malleable member extending along a portion of the exterior side of the reinforcement member, the malleable member adapted to retain the body in a custom shape after the body is bent into the custom shape and comprising a tube and a wire slidably received within the tube, the malleable cannula further comprising an anchor on a distal end of the malleable member, the anchor adapted to maintain the placement of the malleable member within the wall, wherein the malleable member has a generally circular cross-section except for the anchor, which is a flattened portion of the tube.