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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:
May. 17, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Churinetz, West Haven, CT (US);
Jeffrey S White, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 57 ; 604 58 ; 604140 ; 604148 ;
Abstract
A device for delivering a quantity of material endoscopically to an intended site of application within a body through an incision or entrance wound includes a handle portion with movable trigger means, and an endoscopic portion. A reservoir or cartridge containing material for delivery may be disposed in the handle or endoscopic portion of the delivery device. In operation, the trigger means may be operated in such a manner so as to cause a discharge of a metered quantity of material from the proximal end of the endoscopic tube.