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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
MEDEX INC	2231 RUTHERFORD ROAD CARLSBAD CA 92008

International Classification(s)

• A61M:DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE B....

• 1999 Application Filing Year
• A61M Class
• 1838 Applications Filed
• 1040 Patents Issued To-Date
• 56.59 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
LILLEY, THOMAS F Jr	SIMSBURY, US	3	110
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 110

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
November 14, 2002	US,20020169417,A1   US20020169417A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION
November 05, 2002	US,6475189,B1   US6475189B1	GRANTED PATENT AS FIRST PUBLICATION

Full Text

US Patent No: 6475189

Apparatus and method for a self-blunting safety catheter

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A catheter unit having a needle, an actuator body, and an elongated blunting member coupled to a flash chamber and to carriage. The blunting member is disposed coaxially within the bore of the needle. The blunting member is capable of moving from a proximal to distal position when the distal ends of at least one of the longitudinal members is pressed on the outer surface of the distal end causing the longitudinal member to advance which in turn causes the longitudinal member to press against a member causing the blunting member to advance from a proximal position to a distal position.

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Dec 01, 2014	STCH	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT DISCONTINUATION	free format text: PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362
Nov 05, 2014	FP	LAPSED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE	Effective Date: Nov 05, 2014
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Jun 13, 2014	REMI	MAINTENANCE FEE REMINDER MAILED
Apr 29, 2010	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 8
Apr 26, 2006	FPAY	FEE PAYMENT	year of fee payment: 4
Sep 07, 2004	CC	CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
Apr 20, 2004	CC	CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
May 21, 2003	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.;REEL/FRAME:015035/0753 Owner name: MEDEX, INC., CALIFORNIA Effective Date: May 21, 2003
Nov 14, 2002	I	Issuance
Nov 14, 2002	P	Published
Dec 31, 2001	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:NEW ENDO, INC.;REEL/FRAME:014788/0206 Owner name: ETHICON ENDO SURGERY, INC., NEW JERSEY Effective Date: Dec 31, 2001
Dec 31, 2001	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ETHICON, INC.;REEL/FRAME:014734/0642 Owner name: NEW ENDO, INC., NEW JERSEY Effective Date: Dec 31, 2001
Feb 10, 2000	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:LILLY, THOMAS F., JR.;REEL/FRAME:010671/0232 Owner name: ETHICON, INC., NEW JERSEY Effective Date: Feb 10, 2000
Dec 21, 1999	F	Filing
Dec 21, 1999	PD	Priority Date