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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:
Oct. 10, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
James M Lambert, Centerville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2643281 ; 425577 ;
Abstract
A plastic article having a sharp point is made of a polymer of high impact strength and high hardness. The article may be a lancet or a needle for skin puncture, suturing or sewing. A method for preparing the article includes shear thinning a melt of a polymer and introducing the shear thinned melt into a mold which includes a sharp point.