Controlled action, manually operable fluid applicator
CA 2306067 A1 · Owner: Biosurgical Corporation · Inventors: Epstein, Gordon Howard; Redmond, Russell James; Plyley, Alan Kirby
Overview
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The invention provides a handheld, manually operable fluid applicator particularly suited to the needs of surgeons which can dispense multiple , medically useful fluids for example fibrin and thrombin components of a tissue adhesive, and which has a smooth feel and action. The applicator has a novel actuator mechanism (22, 44, and 46) providing a comparatively higher mechanical advantage in a commencement phase of the actuator stroke and a comparatively lower mechanical advantage in a completion phase of the actuator stroke.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed October 6, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 6, 2018.
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