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Patent US8038664 - 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.com/patents/US8038664?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8038664 - 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 numberUS8038664 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/347,506Publication dateOct 18, 2011Filing dateDec 31, 2008Priority dateMay 31, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2612483A1, CN101198367A, CN101198367B, CN101791448A, CN101791449A, CN101791450A, EP1919538A2, EP1919538B1, US7811260, US8308693, US8684978, US9295487, US20050261693, US20090112168, US20090326486, US20100160868, US20110118675, US20120109061, US20160184509, WO2007018809A2, WO2007018809A3Publication number12347506, 347506, US 8038664 B2, US 8038664B2, US-B2-8038664, US8038664 B2, US8038664B2InventorsLarry J. Miller, David S. Bolleter, Charles M. Schwimmer, Robert A. WilkOriginal AssigneeVidacare CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (344), Non-Patent Citations (62), Referenced by (32), Classifications (32), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus and method to inject fluids into bone marrow and other target sites
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