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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:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard F Daubert, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Steven P Hellstrom, Schaumberg, IL (US);
Peter J Karas, Libertyville, IL (US);
John K Moore, Evanston, IL (US);
John S Norman, Gurnee, IL (US);
John C Tanner, II, Lake Bluff, IL (US);
Donald Verlee, Libertyville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604411 ; 215247 ; 141329 ; 604415 ;
Abstract
A penetrator for penetrating a stopper sealing an opening in a container. The penetrator includes a stamped piece of sheet material formed to define a shank having a length. A groove extends along the length of the shank. The shank has a pointed distal. The stamped piece of sheet material further includes a bearing plate extending from the shank at a proximal end opposite the distal end of the shank.