Device and method for single-handed access and insertion of an article
US12109377B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M39/22
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An insertion apparatus for inserting an object into a body comprising a housing, a piercing structure with a lumen, wherein the piercing structure extends distally from the housing, a vacuum chamber that communicates with the lumen of the piercing structure, a plunger configured to fit within the vacuum chamber, and a guidewire, wherein the insertion apparatus is configured to be operated with a single hand.
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