Locking blunt cannula

- ICU Medical, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the locking blunt cannula of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the rear elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 3 is a left-side elevational view thereof, the right-side elevational view being a mirror image;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D393722
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 4, 1996
Date of Patent: Apr 21, 1998
Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc. (San Clemente, CA)
Inventors: Thomas F. Fangrow, Jr. (Mission Viejo, CA), Daniel J. Wait (Santa Ana, CA), George A. Lopez (Laguna Beach, CA), David Charles Arnold (Mission Viejo, CA), Dennis M. Bui (Alta Loma, CA), Kevin Barry Hanly (Mission Viejo, CA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric M. Watterson
Law Firm: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
Application Number: 0/52,594
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Conduit Or Nozzle (e.g., Syringe, Cannula, Catheter, Etc.) (8) (D24/112)
International Classification: 1303;