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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 1984
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard R Alter, Delavan, WI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Plastics Corporation, Delavan, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128759 ; 128749 ; 604187 ; 604197 ; 604199 ;
Abstract
A shield protector device for use with artificial insemination instruments and/or culture collection devices, consisting of an inner tubular portion movable relative to an outer tubular sheath protector portion, includes a cylindrical housing having a closed end, which is sealingly attached to the distal end of the outer tubular sheath protector portion. The closed end of the housing is scored to provide a break-away membrane when the closed end of the shield protector is engaged by the inner tubular portion to complete the insemination or culture collection process.