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Cannula insertion device and related methods

US7846132B2 · kind B2 · utility

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51References

17Claims

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Assignee

Cequr SA · CH

Inventors

Peter Gravesen · Nordborg, DK
Heiko Arndt · Flensburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 14, 2008
Grant date	Dec 7, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 14, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2005/1585
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cannula insertion device includes a housing defining an opening for receiving therethrough a cannula and further defining a channel, and a cannula forming a lumen, the cannula adapted for sliding movement within the housing from a retracted position to an extended position. When the cannula is in the retracted position, the lumen is located remotely from the channel and the channel is in fluidic communication with the opening. When the cannula is in the extended position, the lumen is in fluidic communication with the channel.

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