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US 2014/0276205 A1Published application
Intraosseous Needle Sets and Kits
AssigneeVidacare Corporation
InventorsLarry J. Miller, Robert W. Titkemeyer, John Morgan, Chris Kilcoin
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Abstract
Intraosseous needle sets (e.g., cannulas and stylets) and kits comprising the same, such as those, for example, having a non-circular bore and configured to receive a sample from a target area (e.g., a cortex, a sternum, a humerus, and/or the like).
Claims24
An intraosseous needle set comprising:
- a cannula having a first end, a second end, and a bore configured to receive a sample from a target area, the bore having:
- a length extending from the second end of the bore through the first end;
- a circular cross-section with a substantially constant diameter along a majority of the length of the bore;
- and
- a non-circular cross-section along a minority of the length of the bore and closer to the first end than the second end.
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14-30. (canceled)
A kit comprising:
- at least one cannula having a first end, a second end, and a bore configured to receive a sample from a target area, the bore having:
- a length extending from the second end of the bore through the first end;
- a circular cross-section with a substantially constant diameter along a majority of the length of the bore;
- and
- a non-circular cross-section along a minority of the length of the bore and extending through the first end.
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34-36. (canceled)
A method of manufacturing an intraosseous needle set comprising:
- configuring a cannula to have a first end, a second end, and a bore configured to receive a sample from a target area in a human;
- shaping the first end of the cannula such that the first end comprises at least one cutting surface configured to penetrate the target area;
- and
- pinching the cannula such that a portion of the bore of the cannula comprises a circular cross-section and another portion of the bore comprises a non-circular cross-section.
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40-41. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.