Bloat relief tube and holder
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1. A bloat relief device, comprising:
- an elongated open ended sleeve having a forward end portion and a rearward end portion;
an elongated plunger having one end axially slidably mounted for telescoping movement into the rearward end portion of said sleeve and having its other end projecting rearwardly of said sleeve,said one end of said plunger having a socket therein;
a cannula axially disposed within said sleeve forwardly of said plunger,said cannula having a sharpened end portion to facilitate its entry through the skin and stomach wall of an animal and having its other end portion nested by the socket in said plunger;
a ferrule surrounding said cannula adjacent each of its respective ends;
a stop washer longitudinally slidably surrounding said cannula between said ferrules,the periphery of said stop washer slidably contacting the inner wall surface of said sleeve; and
,a retainer ring surrounding said cannula between its sharpened end portion and the adjacent said ferrule,said retainer ring having a plurality of flexible wing portions normally projecting laterally of the longitudinal axis of said cannula.
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Abstract
An elongated plunger is slidably connected at one end with one end of a sleeve for telescoping movement into the sleeve. The other end portion of the sleeve releasably supports a cannula to be inserted at one end through the skin and stomach wall of a bloated animal. Flexible wing members on the pointed end portion of the cannula normally maintains the inserted end portion of the cannula within the animal'"'"'s stomach. A stop, slidably surrounding the other end portion of the cannula, maintains one end portion of the cannula projecting outwardly of the animal'"'"'s skin.
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1. A bloat relief device, comprising:
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an elongated open ended sleeve having a forward end portion and a rearward end portion; an elongated plunger having one end axially slidably mounted for telescoping movement into the rearward end portion of said sleeve and having its other end projecting rearwardly of said sleeve, said one end of said plunger having a socket therein;
a cannula axially disposed within said sleeve forwardly of said plunger,said cannula having a sharpened end portion to facilitate its entry through the skin and stomach wall of an animal and having its other end portion nested by the socket in said plunger; a ferrule surrounding said cannula adjacent each of its respective ends; a stop washer longitudinally slidably surrounding said cannula between said ferrules, the periphery of said stop washer slidably contacting the inner wall surface of said sleeve; and
,a retainer ring surrounding said cannula between its sharpened end portion and the adjacent said ferrule, said retainer ring having a plurality of flexible wing portions normally projecting laterally of the longitudinal axis of said cannula. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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Current AssigneeJohn D. Taylor
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Original AssigneeJohn D. Taylor
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InventorsTaylor, John D.
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Primary Examiner(s)Michell, Robert W.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Thaler, Michael H.
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Application NumberUS05/738,191Time in Patent Office524 DaysField of Search128/347, 128/350 R, 128/356, 128/214.4US Class Current604/156CPC Class CodesA61B 17/3415 for introducing tubes or ca...A61D 1/14 Devices for degassing anima...
