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
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.