Acupuncture needle container and insertion tube
CA 2073715 C · Owner: Choi, Jeung Ho · Inventors: Choi, Jeung Ho
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A combination container and dispenser and insertion tube for acupuncture needles provides for the sterile storage and containment, dispensing and insertion of acupuncture needles. A storage portion of the container/dispenser is formed with an insertion tube along one edge and an internal passage between the two components. A slot in the storage portion allows manipulation of the handles of any acupuncture needles within so they may be transferred through the internal passage to the insertion tube and inserted into the patient. A series of depressions and a retaining crest within the storage portion assist in retaining the needles in position until they are maneuvered through the slot. The …
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- Filed July 13, 1992 and granted March 4, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 13, 2012.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by July 13, 2014.
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