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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Robert M. Harrison, IV, Naples, FL (US);
Robert Benedict, Fort Meyers, FL (US);
Assignee:
ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/025 (2013.01); A61B 10/0283 (2013.01); A61B 10/04 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0258 (2013.01); A61B 2010/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A needle assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cannula, a trocar insertable through the cannula, the trocar including a shaft extending longitudinally between a proximal portion and a tip portion and a groove formed in the shaft and extending from near the tip portion at least partially toward the proximal portion.