Bone marrow biopsy needle

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the bone marrow biopsy needle of this invention;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the needle of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the bone marrow biopsy needle of this invention;

FIG. 5 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the needle of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the bone marrow biopsy needle of this invention;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view thereof, the opposite side elevational view being a mirror image thereto;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the needle of FIG. 7; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the needle of FIGS. 1, 4 and 7.

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D289198 April 7, 1987 Karten
D300243 March 14, 1989 Lee
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5368046 November 29, 1994 Scarfone et al.
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Patent History
Patent number: D379229
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 28, 1995
Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
Assignee: Baxter International, Inc. (Deerfield, IL)
Inventors: Jan L. Como Rodriguez (Libertyville, IL), Gregory D. Volan (Boulder, CO), James W. Kendall (Westminster, CO), T. Michael Dennehey (Arlington Heights, IL)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Robert A. Stenzel
Application Number: 0/43,169
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cutting, Abrading, Scraping Or Puncturing (31) (D24/146); Manually Driven (32) (D24/147)
International Classification: 2402;