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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. 03, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Barry H. Grayson, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
New York University, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/700 ;
Abstract
A cannulated delivery pin for administering fluids to the bone of a patient, comprising a shaft having a connection end and a pointed end and delivery holes in communication with a central conduit. The delivery holes are angled in a direction away from the pointed end to avoid clogging. Another aspect is a delivery pin having a threaded portion of the shaft adjacent the pointed end and a perforated portion of the shaft adjacent the threaded portion. A delivery system includes the delivery pin as a fixation device. Another aspect is a method for using the delivery pin.