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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2010
Applicants:
Mark Doyle, Del Mar, CA (US);
Jimmy C. Caputo, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Doyle, Del Mar, CA (US);
Jimmy C. Caputo, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
CareFusion 2200, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 90/57 (2016.02);
Abstract
A collet comprising a cylindrical body comprising a first end and a second end and an aperture coaxial within the cylindrical body. The aperture is configured for receiving a medical device and for securing the medical device by decreasing in diameter when pressure is applied to at least one of the first end and the second end of the cylindrical body.