Pneumoneedle
US4808168A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 1986 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/08021
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A single-use Veress-type pneumoneedle that has a flanged handle and a fixed valve subassembly that permit the pneumoneedle to be gripped like a syringe when it is being inserted. The stylet body is either a solid rod or a hollow tube. Insufflating gas is carried into the abdominal cavity through the lumen of the needle when the stylet is a solid rod or through the stylet lumen when the stylet is a hollow tube.
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