CPC A61B 17/3439 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0074 (2013.01); A61M 25/0606 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3454 (2013.01); A61M 25/0105 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for accessing a desired location within a subject's body, comprising:
introducing a distal end of a cannula of a percutaneous access device through skin of a subject to the desired location, a proximal end of the cannula being fixed to a distal hub of a handle of the percutaneous access device; and
moving a proximal hub of the handle of the percutaneous access device proximally away from the distal hub while maintaining assembled relationships of the distal hub and the proximal hub with a remainder of the handle to withdraw an elongated instrument from the desired location while the distal end of the cannula remains positioned at the desired location.
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