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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2009
Blunt cannula with non-circular proximal portion for accessing a slit septum oriented to the cannula
Applicants:
Charles S. Baxter, Worthington, OH (US);
Dale Marvin Gallogly, Mount Vernon, OH (US);
Theodore J. Mosler, Raleigh, NC (US);
Charles R. Patzer, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Charles S. Baxter, Worthington, OH (US);
Dale Marvin Gallogly, Mount Vernon, OH (US);
Theodore J. Mosler, Raleigh, NC (US);
Charles R. Patzer, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., Rockland, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A blunt cannula includes a distal portion and a proximal portion. The proximal portion has a non-circular, such as oval, cross-section. A slit septum of a medical site is oriented to receive the proximal portion of the blunt cannula.