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Patent US7811260 - Apparatus and method to inject fluids into bone marrow and other target sites - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsApparatus for delivering a quantity of fluid to bone marrow of a bone or providing access to remove fluids from a target site is provided. The apparatus may include a driver, a plunger operating and cartridge assembly mechanism, a cartridge assembly having a fluid reservoir and a bone penetrating ne...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7811260?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7811260 - Apparatus and method to inject fluids into bone marrow and other target sitesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7811260 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/190,331Publication date12 Oct 2010Filing date27 Jul 2005Priority date31 May 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2612483A1, CN101198367A, CN101198367B, CN101791448A, CN101791449A, CN101791450A, EP1919538A2, US8038664, US8308693, US8684978, US9295487, US20050261693, US20090112168, US20090326486, US20100160868, US20110118675, US20120109061, US20160184509, WO2007018809A2, WO2007018809A3Publication number11190331, 190331, US 7811260 B2, US 7811260B2, US-B2-7811260, US7811260 B2, US7811260B2InventorsLarry J. Miller, David S. Bolleter, Charles M. Schwimmer, Robert A. WilkOriginal AssigneeVidacare CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (349), Non-Patent Citations (89), Referenced by (28), Classifications (33), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus and method to inject fluids into bone marrow and other target sites
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