Patents
US 9980747 B2: Retractable centesis needle
- Granted
- 2018-05-29
- Filed
- 2015-11-13 application 14941443
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A retractable centesis needle comprises a hollow, sharp tipped outer cannula extending from a housing. The outer cannula is generally tube-like and open at both ends to form a channel into a cavity in the housing. A blunt tipped inner cannula is disposed within the channel and capable of sliding away from the housing to an extended state and toward the housing to a refracted state. The inner cannula is biased toward the extended state by a first spring disposed in the housing. A second spring also disposed in the housing acts in the same direction as the first spring when the inner cannula is in a fully retracted state. However, the second spring does not bias the inner cannula in any direction when the inner cannula is in a fully extended state.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180529.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argon Medical Devices, Inc. 20 patents | US company or organization | Plano, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Schramm | Skokie, IL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin Hess | Chicago, IL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sophie Marcoux | Gainesville, FL | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/3496 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M1/81 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-25 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2024-03-18 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. PLANO, TX MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PLANO, TX MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. PLANO, TX | 66883/812 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-03-18 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. signed 2024-03-18 MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2024-03-18 MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2024-03-18 | HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT DEPEW, NY | 66816/20 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-11-17 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. signed 2019-09-12 MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2019-09-12 MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2019-09-12 | HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT DEPEW, NY | 65612/206 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-01-19 | Assignment Change of owner/assignee address | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. signed 2023-01-19 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. PLANO, TX | 62437/600 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-09-13 | Release of security interest Termination and release of second lien security interest in patents | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2019-09-12 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL | 50375/620 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-09-13 | Release of security interest Termination and release of first lien security interest in patents | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT signed 2019-09-12 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. LAKE FOREST, IL | 50375/599 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-05-10 | Security interest Security interest First lien patent security agreement | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. signed 2018-01-23 MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2018-01-23 MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2018-01-23 | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT STAMFORD, CT | 46127/748 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-05-10 | Security interest Security interest Second lien patent security agreement | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. signed 2018-01-23 MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2018-01-23 MANAN MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. signed 2018-01-23 | UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT STAMFORD, CT | 46127/602 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-12-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HESS, KEVIN signed 2015-10-20 SCHRAMM, JOHN B signed 2015-10-20 MARCOUX, SOPHIE signed 2015-10-21 | ARGON MEDICAL DEVICES, INC. PLANO, TX | 37378/773 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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