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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Breese J. Watson, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Michael W. Drobnik, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Jeffrey Neaves, Duluth, GA (US);
Robert Brownwell, Jr., Decatur, GA (US);
Erick Rios, Atlanta, GA (US);
Breese J. Watson, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Michael W. Drobnik, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Jeffrey Neaves, Duluth, GA (US);
Robert Brownwell, Jr., Decatur, GA (US);
Erick Rios, Atlanta, GA (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A cartridge may include a housing configured to contain a plurality of like items and a track inside the housing. The track extends in a first direction, and a plunger may be slidable along the track in the first direction and configured to urge the items toward a first end of the housing. The cartridge may include a gate attached to the housing. The gate may be movable between a first position preventing the items from being removed from the housing and a second position allowing one of the items to be removed from the housing. The gate may be configured to remove the one item from being urged by the plunger.