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US 12,151,291 B2Granted
Intraosseous device couplers, drivers, kits, and methods
AssigneeTeleflex Life Sciences II LLC
InventorsSteven Paul Woodard, Michel Yoon
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Abstract
This disclosure includes various embodiments of couplers for coupling intraosseous (IO) devices and drivers, and various embodiments of drivers and kits.
Claims10
A coupler comprising:
- a drive hub having a first end and a second end, the first end including a first recess configured to receive a hub of an intraosseous device, the second end including a second recess configured to receive a driveshaft of a driver, the drive hub having a sidewall with a first opening and a second opening, the first opening extending through the sidewall in communication with the first recess, the first opening having an inner cross-sectional area at the first recess that is smaller than an outer cross-sectional area spaced apart from the inner cross-sectional area, the second opening extending through the sidewall in communication with the second recess, the second opening having an inner cross-sectional area at the second recess that is smaller than an outer cross-sectional area spaced apart from the inner cross-sectional area, and the drive hub further comprising a partition wall disposed between the first end and the second end, the partition wall separating the first recess from the second recess and preventing communication between the first recess and the second recess;
- a first ball movably disposed in the first opening in the drive hub;
- a second ball movably disposed in the second opening in the drive hub;
- a first resilient clip disposed around the first recess in the drive hub, the first resilient clip configured to bias the first ball toward a rotational axis of the drive hub for coupling the drive hub to the hub of the intraosseous device;
- a second resilient clip disposed around the second recess in the drive hub, the second resilient clip configured to bias the second ball toward the rotational axis of the drive hub for coupling the drive hub to the drive shaft;
- where the first end of the drive hub is configured to be coupled to the intraosseous device to resist rotation of the intraosseous device relative to the drive hub.
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