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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2004
Applicant:
Larry Miller, Spring Branch, TX (US);
Inventor:
Larry Miller, Spring Branch, TX (US);
Assignee:
Vidacare LLC, Wayne, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61M 5/158 (2006.01); A61M 5/46 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/025 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 17/32053 (2013.01); A61B 17/3472 (2013.01); A61B 17/3476 (2013.01); A61M 5/158 (2013.01); A61M 5/46 (2013.01); A61B 10/0283 (2013.01); A61B 17/1637 (2013.01); A61B 17/1691 (2013.01); A61B 19/201 (2013.01); A61B 19/34 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0258 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00734 (2013.01); A61B 2019/306 (2013.01); A61B 2019/4868 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1581 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1585 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for accessing the bone marrow of a human's sternum is provided. The apparatus includes a tissue penetrator configured to penetrate the sternum, a trigger mechanism configured to engage when the tissue penetrator contacts the sternum and a depth control mechanism operable to limit the penetration of the tissue penetrator into the sternum to a pre-selected depth.