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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2016
Teleflex Medical Devices S.a R.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Larry J. Miller, Spring Branch, TX (US);
David S. Bolleter, San Antonio, TX (US);
Charles M. Schwimmer, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Robert A. Wilk, Sierra Village, CA (US);
TELEFLEX MEDICAL DEVICES S.À R.L., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for delivering a quantity of fluid to bone marrow. The apparatus may include a drive housing, a plunger operating assembly, a retractable sleeve, a first spring, a second spring, and a release mechanism. The drive housing may include a first portion configured to engage a driver assembly and a second portion configured to engage a cartridge assembly. The cartridge assembly may a fluid reservoir and a plunger assembly slidably disposed in the fluid reservoir. The cartridge assembly may be engaged with a bone penetrating needle and configured to rotate to insert the bone penetrating needle into the bone marrow. The first release mechanism may release the second spring to move the plunger operating assembly when the cartridge assembly is rotated to insert the bone penetrating needle into the bone marrow and the retractable sleeve is moved to a retracted position.