Patent · US Expired

Medical instrument

US7449000B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 4, 2006
Grant dateNov 11, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2010/0208
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with first and second bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.

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