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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2012
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
S. Shane Dexter, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Larry D. Estes, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Gabriel A. Johnston, Raynham, MA (US);
Durrell G. Tidwell, Burleson, TX (US);
Bret Hauser, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Lauren Devita, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
A lubrication cartridge includes a cartridge body. A cartridge coupling is located on the cartridge body and defines a first passage and a second passage. A lubricant reservoir is housed in the cartridge body and comprises a pressurized fluid inlet coupled to the first passage and a lubricant outlet coupled to the second passage. A metering insert is located between the lubricant outlet and the second passage and comprises a density that controls lubricant flow between the lubricant reservoir and the second passage.