Patent ID: 8298213
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical instrument comprising: a funnel having an elongated tubular portion and an integrally formed conical portion at one end thereof, the conical portion having a conical outer surface which progressively increases in outer diameter from the one end to a lip located at a distal end of the conical portion, wherein the lip extends about a part of a circumference of the conical outer surface at the distal end and protrudes from the conical outer surface; and a first grip formed on the elongated tubular portion, the first grip being an axially extending cut-out formed in the elongated tubular portion and in alignment with a midpoint of an outer most edge of the lip, the funnel being hollow for an entirety of its length forming a passage arranged to receive a cannula, and wherein the cut-out provides access to the passage.