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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, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher M. Tague, Portage, MI (US);
Dennis A. Stratton, Plainwell, MI (US);
James G. Walen, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Richard F. Huyser, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Instruments, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/758 ; A61F 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/758 ; A61F 2/00 ;
Abstract
A delivery apparatus for injecting cement from a cartridge includes a cradle, a cartridge, a button, and a threaded rod. The cradle has an axial cavity extending therethrough for supporting the cartridge of cement. The cartridge dispensing mechanism is coupled to the cradle. The button includes threads and defines an axial bore. The button is moveable into and out of threaded engagement with the threaded rod. The threaded rod extends into the axial cavity of the cradle.