Title:
IMPROVED CANNULA SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004004543
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A surgical kit for inserting a biological material into a portion of the body by a minimally invasive technique has several components which are manually operated using a universal handle (50). The kit includes a docking needle (10) used as a guide for placing a cannula (15) in a body. The handle (50) has a spring loaded hinged connection for temporarily attaching to the other components and which locks upon release of compression.
Inventors:
SPROUL MICHAEL E
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/020660
Publication Date:
March 04, 2004
Filing Date:
June 26, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
YACMUR LLC (US)
International Classes:
A61B8/12; A61B17/22; A61B17/88; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/34; (IPC1-7): A61B17/58; A61B17/56
Foreign References:
| US6582439B1 | 2003-06-24 | |||
| US5843001A | 1998-12-01 | |||
| US6241734B1 | 2001-06-05 | |||
| US6248110B1 | 2001-06-19 |
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