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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
George R Proto, West Haven, CT (US);
Mark S Buchter, Hamden, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
21912168 ; 21912169 ;
Abstract
A needle machining apparatus which presents a stock needle to a device for boring a hole in the needle. The apparatus also includes a needle feeding apparatus which provides high speed feeding of blank needles for the needle machining apparatus. A method for high speed feeding of needles for subsequent laser drilling is also disclosed.