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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. 14, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Warren J Strittmatter, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128763 ; 604403 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for performing a spinal puncture on a subject to obtain a sample of cerebrospinal fluid is disclosed. The apparatus operates at ambient pressure. The spinal puncture apparatus is designed to interface with a sample container. A sample container apparatus is also disclosed, as is a kit for use in performing spinal puncture on a subject to obtain a sample of cerebrospinal fluid.