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Patent US7862546 - Subcutaneous self attaching injection port with integral moveable retention ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA self attaching injection port has integral moveable fasteners which are moveable from a undeployed state to a deployed state engaging tissue. The fasteners may be disposed radially or tangentially, and rotated to pierce the fascia. The fasteners may be rigid or elastically deformable....http://www.google.com/patents/US7862546?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7862546 - Subcutaneous self attaching injection port with integral moveable retention membersAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7862546 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/741,875Publication dateJan 4, 2011Filing dateDec 19, 2003Priority dateJun 16, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2471185A1, CA2471185C, CN1600281A, CN100418495C, EP1488824A1, EP2332609A1, US8864717, US20040254537, US20100130941, US20110082426Publication number10741875, 741875, US 7862546 B2, US 7862546B2, US-B2-7862546, US7862546 B2, US7862546B2InventorsSean P. Conlon, Richard P. Nuchols, John V. Hunt, Randal T. Byrum, Dale R. SchulzeOriginal AssigneeEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (184), Non-Patent Citations (23), Referenced by (165), Classifications (12), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSubcutaneous self attaching injection port with integral moveable retention members
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