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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:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stanley Williams, Ames, IA (US);
Craig C Martin, Clayton, NC (US);
Bert Wright, Winterville, NC (US);
Robert C Lynch, Cary, NC (US);
Daniel C Fuccella, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Artificial Insemination Technologies LLC, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600 35 ;
Abstract
An artificial insemination apparatus for insertion into a cervix of a sow, including a tubular passage member which is helically coiled at a distal end. The helically coiled distal end terminates in an open tip including an opening communicating with a bore of the tubing. The helically coiled distal end is inserted into and is secured by the muscular folds in the cervix, and semen is transmitted therethrough.