Bioform Medical, Inc.

Cabot Technology Corporation

Bioform, Inc.

Dean A Erickson

Michael T Fleury

Christopher J Groppi

A medical delivery or extraction system comprising a needle assembly having a needle and a hub coupled to the needle. The hub includes a verification region or component. A syringe body rotatably coupled to the needle assembly includes at least one indicia on the outer surface thereof. When the indicia corresponds to the verification region, the user is provided with an indication that the se body is properly connected to the needle assembly.

Connection indicator for a medical delivery/extraction system

A medical delivery or extraction system comprising a needle assembly having a needle and a hub coupled to the needle. The hub includes a verification region or component. A syringe body rotatably coupled to the needle assembly includes at least one indicia on the outer surface thereof. When the indicia corresponds to the verification region, the user is provided with an indication that the syringe body is properly connected to the needle assembly. The system also includes a lever arm coupled to the needle assembly. The lever arm is sized and positioned to provide a user with a mechanism of easily securing the needle assembly to the syringe without the use of external tools.

Medical delivery/extraction system

A surgical tool, such as grasping forceps, biopsy forceps, or a retaining basket, is operated by a control wire that extends through a sheath. A handle assembly has a luer at one end through which the control wire passes before attaching to a slider that is movably located within an elongated opening in the handle. The slider has a collet mechanism that grips the wire and the luer is rotated to tighten and loosen the collet mechanism. A brake selectively applies a force between the handle and the slider to restrict movement of the slider within the elongated opening of the handle. In different embodiments, the brake is attached to either the handle or the slider and exerts frictional force on the other components. The handle assembly is designed to enable single handed operation of the surgical tool by a user.

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Greenfield, WI, United States of America

Dean A Erickson