Patent ID: 7763037

Claim:
A device, comprising: a handle; and four or more legs, wherein the legs each include an integrated tip that is tapered at its respective end such that it forms a point for piercing a conduit, and wherein each of the legs include a first portion that is secured to a proximal end of the device and configured to extend down a length of the device while converging toward the other first portions, and wherein each of the legs include an outwardly curved portion that is configured to reside between the respective first portion and the respective tip, and wherein the curved portions extend away from an axis where the first portions converge together, and then extend back in an opposite direction and toward the axis before meeting the tips at a distal end of the device, the tips being pointed distally from the curved portions and configured to be parallel with a vertical plane in which the handle is configured to reside, and wherein the tips are exposed for piercing regardless of handle actuation.