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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2002
Barbara L. Merboth, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Adam Stephens, Norwalk, CT (US);
Yukiko Naoi, New York, NY (US);
Kazuna Tanaka, Cos Cob, CT (US);
Jeffrey Kapec, Westport, CT (US);
Barbara L. Merboth, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Adam Stephens, Norwalk, CT (US);
Yukiko Naoi, New York, NY (US);
Kazuna Tanaka, Cos Cob, CT (US);
Jeffrey Kapec, Westport, CT (US);
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Edison, NJ (US);
Abstract
The cannula handle housing includes a recessed seat, wings extending outwardly from the recessed seat in the housing for engagement with a physician's hand and a stem which extends from said housing to hold a portion of a cannula The cannula has a distal sharpened end and a proximal end secured to a Luer lock. The stylet includes a longitudinal member having a sharp tip with the other end of the stylet formed with an anvil structure which is molded into a stylet cap. The stylet cap is a housing which includes a projection portion having a complimentary configuration to the recessed seat formed in said cannula housing for interlocking with the Luer lock of the cannula housing. The stylet inserts into the cannula and with a twist, locks about the Luer lock on the proximal end of the cannula.