Spinal needle or the like
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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.
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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