G02B 6/4438
For facilitating insertion by fluid drag in ducts or capillaries
Official title: {for facilitating insertion by fluid drag in ducts or capillaries}
G02B6/4438 (For facilitating insertion by fluid drag in ducts or capillaries) appears on 103 US grants and 101 published applications in this corpus.
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