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Apparatus and method to access bone marrow

US8506568B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 2005
Grant dateAug 13, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2210/02
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Penetrator assemblies that include an outer penetrator and a removable inner trocar. In some of the penetrator assemblies, the removable inner trocar has a handle including a surface with a series of discs formed along a longitudinal axis, and the outer penetrator has a flange operable to engage an insertion site proximate the bone marrow. Some of the penetrator assemblies include a connector having a recess extending toward the cutting tip and through which a longitudinal axis of the outer penetrator extends, the recess configured to receive a portion of a shaft to enable rotation of the penetrator assembly by a powered apparatus or power drill.

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