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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:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter W Hinchliffe, New Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604117 ; 604164 ; 606174 ;
Abstract
A cannula assembly for insertion through tissue is provided having a housing and a cannula having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The cannula is supported at the proximal end portion by the housing. The cannula has a first predetermined length and is shortenable to a second predetermined length relative to the housing.