Spinal needle or the like

Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a spinal needle or the like, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the needle as viewed from the right side in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the needle as viewed from the rear in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the needle as viewed from the left side in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged bottom plan view of the needle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged top plan view of the needle in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged, fragmentary side elevational view of the tip portion of the needle;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged, fragmentary side elevational view, showing an alternate embodiment of the tip portion;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged, fragmentary side elevational view, showing another alternate embodiment of the tip portion; and

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the needle in FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D138589 August 1944 Brandenburg
1867624 July 1932 Hoffman
3175554 March 1965 Stewart
3406685 October 1968 May
4230123 October 28, 1980 Hawkins, Jr.
Patent History
Patent number: D302589
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 29, 1986
Date of Patent: Aug 1, 1989
Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Inventors: James P. McMenamy (Warwick, NY), John J. Montferret (Newark, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: Stella M. Reid
Attorney: John L. Voellmicke
Application Number: 6/891,502
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D24/24