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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:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric D Blom, Indianapolis, IN (US);
W Gregory Chernoff, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Daniel W Karakla, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Hansa Medical Products, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-9 ; 623 66 ; 604 14 ; 604 11 ;
Abstract
A device for insertion into a first opening in a body includes a device body having a longitudinal axis and a flexible first flange provided on an outside surface of the device body. The first flange has a deployed, use orientation in which it projects generally outwardly from the outside surface of the device body and an undeployed, insertion orientation in which it is resiliently deflected toward the device body. A retainer retains the flange in its insertion orientation. The retainer is constructed of a material soluble in a fluid.