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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:
Mar. 03, 1992
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anton Mittermeier, Skokie, IL (US);
Assignee:
M3 Systems, Inc., Northbrook, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606151 ; 128749 ; 24457 ;
Abstract
A spacer clip apparatus, for use with a biopsy needle, having first inner and second outer needle components, is provided. The first inner and second outer needles are provided with first and second handles, respectively. The spacer clip apparatus includes a pair of splines, which extend parallel to and in opposite directions away from opposite sides of a stem. Hook members placed at the ends of the splines, remote from the stem, frictionally engage the respective first and second handles of the first inner and second outer needles.