Microcannula
US5688246A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49872
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microcannula suitable for cannulation of very small blood vessels in a small animal, neonate or adult having a sharp pointed trochar tightly but removable placed in the lumen of the microcannula. The trochar is held in place by contact friction from an area of reduced inside diameter distal to the tip end, formed by welding the end distal of the microcannula to a tube having a slightly larger diameter. A process for making a microcannula.
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