Patent ID: 11859653
Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  A  H  Y | IPC A  F  H

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
first defining a longitudinal channel in a major body, the major body including a first portion, a second portion and a flange, the flange being located between the first portion and the second portion, the longitudinal channel traversing through a longitudinal length of the major body from the first portion through the second portion, the first portion including a shaft with annular sidewalls that are directly connected to the flange; and
second defining at least one first portion of a first aperture within a first side end of the flange, the first aperture being in fluid communication with the longitudinal channel; and
third defining an outer shelf on the major body, the outer shelf extending between a first external surface of the flange and the shaft, the outer shelf facing the first portion, the annular sidewalls being perpendicular to the outer shelf.