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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:
Nov. 28, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1994
H Jonathan Tovey, Milford, CT (US);
Sidney D Autry, Bellingham, WA (US);
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for penetrating body tissue. The apparatus includes a handle member having a gas pressure chamber positioned therein and a shaft member having a longitudinal bore therethrough and one end connected to the handle member. The longitudinal bore in the shaft member is in cooperative alignment with the gas pressure chamber to facilitate the passage of gases therethrough. The apparatus also includes a pressure indicating system which provides a visual indication when the shaft member has penetrated the body tissue.
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