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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. 31, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles W Daugherty, Sandy, UT (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604164 ; 604264 ; 604198 ;
Abstract
A surgical needle is disclosed which is made up of two concentric tubes. The inner tube has a sharp tip like a conventional hypodermic or intravenous needle. The inner tube can be retracted into the outer tube after use. In one embodiment, the needle forms part of a catheter assembly. A catheter is mounted coaxially around the both tubes. The inner tube has a latching member attached to the end without the sharp tip. The latching member engages detents on a housing to hold the sharp tip in an extended position or a retracted position. The latching member is provided with a porous plug to assist in venting gases during catheter introduction.