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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. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Martin Kempen, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael J. Kerwin, St. Louis, MO (US);
Alan B. Ranford, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Daniel A. Talonn, University City, MO (US);
Richard L. Fiser, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/24 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an access device which is provided as part of the packaging of a blunt tip cannula or blunt tip cannula/syringe combination. The access device is preferably positioned within an elongate sheath which also protects the blunt tip cannula and which also includes an internal barrier which separates the distal end of the blunt cannula from the distal end of the access device and protects one of the access pin or blunt tip cannula from exposure or contamination while the other is being used.