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Cannula fixation device with retaining ring having identations

US5380302A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 10, 1993
Grant dateJan 10, 1995
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/3492
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A retaining ring comprising a body of elastomeric material. The body has a wall with a generally cylindrical configuration and a longitudinal axis. The body also has an outer cylindrical surface and first and second end surfaces. The body has a bore extending therethrough along the longitudinal axis and through the first and second end surfaces with the wall of the body defining the bore. A plurality of circumferentially spaced-apart indentations are formed in the wall of the body and extend outwardly through the outer surface between the first and second ends.

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