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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
May. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
William S. Krimsky, Forest Hill, MD (US);
Joshua B. Stopek, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/267 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61B 1/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00128 (2013.01); A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 1/00112 (2013.01); A61B 1/00119 (2013.01); A61B 1/00121 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61B 1/01 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/2676 (2013.01); A61M 39/105 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure is a coupling device configured to receive first and second devices. The coupling device may define a first passageway having an inner surface with a first coefficient of friction and defining a first axis. The coupling device may define a second passageway having an inner surface with a second coefficient of friction and defining a second axis, wherein at least a portion of the second axis is at an angle relative to the first axis.