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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2002
David Cooke, Groveland, MA (US);
Michael John Bettuchi, Middletown, CT (US);
Leland Ray Adams, Ansonia, CT (US);
Frederick Timothy Karl, Newton, CT (US);
David Cooke, Groveland, MA (US);
Michael John Bettuchi, Middletown, CT (US);
Leland Ray Adams, Ansonia, CT (US);
Frederick Timothy Karl, Newton, CT (US);
Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member, e.g., a lever, is configured to move the stylet and the cannula from the extended position to the retracted position.