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Dilator/introducer apparatus for percutaneous gastrostomy

US5536255A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 3, 1994
Grant dateJul 16, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 3, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61J15/0023
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dilator/introducer apparatus incorporating a locking system for preventing the premature longitudinal separation of the first and second halves of a frangible-type introducer.

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