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US 8,298,213 B2Granted
Medical instrument
OwnerSteven Jiwan Singhinventor
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Abstract
A medical instrument comprises a funnel having a tube with opposite first and second ends, respectively, with a conical portion at the first end. Conical portion has an outer conical surface which increases in outer diameter in a direction from the second end to the first end. A mouth is provided at an end of the conical portion distant to the end, and a lip extends about a part of the circumference of the mouth. The lip protrudes from the conical surface. A first grip is formed axially along the tube and provides a visual reference to the lip.
Claims13
A medical instrument comprising:
- a funnel having an elongated tubular portion and an integrally formed conical portion at one end thereof, the conical portion having a conical outer surface which progressively increases in outer diameter from the one end to a lip located at a distal end of the conical portion, wherein the lip extends about a part of a circumference of the conical outer surface at the distal end and protrudes from the conical outer surface;
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- a first grip formed on the elongated tubular portion, the first grip being an axially extending cut-out formed in the elongated tubular portion and in alignment with a midpoint of an outer most edge of the lip, the funnel being hollow for an entirety of its length forming a passage arranged to receive a cannula, and wherein the cut-out provides access to the passage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.