SURGICAL ACCESS SYSTEM WITH NAVIGATION ELEMENT AND METHOD OF USING SAME

摘要

A surgical access assembly and method of use is disclosed. The surgical access assembly comprises an outer sheath and an obturator. The outer sheath and obturator are configured to be delivered to an area of interest within the brain. Either the outer sheath or the obturator may be configured to operate with a navigational system to track the location of either device within the brain.

主权项

1. A surgical access assembly, comprising
an outer sheath defined by an open distal end and an open proximal end and including a hollow body portion therebetween; an obturator defined by a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end further comprises a tapered distal tip member that terminates in a closed radiused distal tip; wherein the obturator is configured to be received within the outer sheath such that the tapered distal tip member protrudes from the open distal end of the outer sheath when the obturator is in an introducing configuration.