US 6,981,977 B2 | ||
Body fluid cartridge exchange platform device | ||
Steve A. Herweck, Nashua, N.H. (US); and Paul Martakos, Pelham, N.H. (US) | ||
Assigned to Atrium Medical Corporation, Hudson, N.H. (US) | ||
Filed on Oct. 26, 2001, as Appl. No. 10/45,544. | ||
Prior Publication US 2003/0083678 A1, May 01, 2003 | ||
Int. Cl. A61B 17/08 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 606—153 | 43 Claims |
19. An access device for providing access to internal organs, comprising:
a housing having a generally oval cross-section, a first opening at a first end and a second opening at a second end; and
a cartridge suitable for sealingly engaging an interior of the housing, the cartridge being insertable through either of the
first opening and the second opening and removable through either of the first and second openings regardless of which opening
the cartridge was inserted through.
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