TROCAR ASSEMBLY TIP PROTECTOR
Application 597/KOL/2004 published 2006-09-01, filed 2004-09-28
A packaging device for a trocar assembly includes a housing member having a first retaining member adapted for selective retention of a trocar assembly component relative to the housing member along a component longitudinal axis. The housing member further includes a shield member remote from the first retaining member. The shield member lies in a shield longitudinal axis which is substantially perpendicular to the component longitudinal axis. The housing member is substantially open adjacent the shield member along the component longitudinal axis. (FIG.1)
Applicant
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
4545 CREEK ROAD, CINCINNATI, OH, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Inventor
1.BRIAN J. THOMPSON; 2. THOMAS A. GILKER; 3. KURT JENSEN; 4. THOMAS E. ALBRECHT; 5. JEFFREY A. BREWER; 6.ANDREW E. BARROW
International Info
Classification: A61B 17/34
Publication Number:
Priority Information
60/506,725 USA 2003-09-30