Cannula having buckle resistant apertures

A cannula has a body with a proximal end and a distal end. The body has a wall defining a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end, the lumen having a longitudinal axis. The cannula further has a plurality of apertures in the wall that are interconnected with the lumen, each of the ap...

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Main Authors WESTON DAVID, SANDMORE DONALD R, ENGEL REBECCA L, DEWINDT DAVID B, SHOREY FREDERICK A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.01.2005
Edition7
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DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY
DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Summary:A cannula has a body with a proximal end and a distal end. The body has a wall defining a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end, the lumen having a longitudinal axis. The cannula further has a plurality of apertures in the wall that are interconnected with the lumen, each of the apertures having a longer major axis and a shorter minor axis. The longer major axis of the apertures is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the lumen.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20030619932