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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Research Medical Pty Ltd, Sorrento, AU;
Inventor:
Raymond Lawrence Stubber, Sorrento, AU;
Assignee:
Research Medical Pty Ltd., Sorrento, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3415 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00429 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00455 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical trocarhas an elongate shaftwith a leading point or edgefor piercing flesh and a thumb grip regionat an inner bend region. The grip region may include a flat zone and can be integral with the shaft, optionally stamped or pressed into the material of the shaft.