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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. 28, 1997
Filed:
May. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward D Riley, Falmouth, ME (US);
Assignee:
Riley Medical, Inc., Auburn, ME (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422300 ; 422297 ; 206370 ; 206443 ; 211 69 ;
Abstract
A bracket for fixating medical instruments or other articles includes a base member with a plurality of spaced-apart fingers extending up from the base member. A recess is formed in a side wall of at least one finger, which recess faces the adjacent finger. Also, a sheath engages around each finger which sheath has a flexible, resilient side wall which overlies any recess in that finger and defines therewith a void. When an article is wedged into the space between the one and the adjacent finger, it will snap into a stable position opposite the void so that the article is resiliently engaged and fixated by the overlying sheath wall.