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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:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald R Sandmore, Newaygo, MI (US);
Kenneth R Jonkman, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604264 ; 604523 ; 604534 ; 604532 ;
Abstract
A cannula for conducting fluid to a body includes a cannula body having proximal and distal ends and a lumen extending therebetween. The lumen is adapted to receive the fluid flowing therethrough. The cannula also includes a cannula tip, which is coupled to the distal end of the cannula body. The canula tip includes a side wall having a plurality of fluid outlets formed therein. Each fluid outlet is directed toward the proximal end of the cannula body to reverse the flow of fluid exiting the cannula by an obtuse angle from the original direction of flow.