Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Patent
1992-05-05
1994-05-03
Brown, Michael A.
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
A61M 106
Patent
active
053083210
ABSTRACT:
A cup-shaped member having a hollow interior in which at least a portion of a patient's breast is received. The retainer device further includes a suction port provided in communication with the interior of the cup member. The suction port is operable to be connected with a suction source for communicating suction pressure from the suction source into the interior of the cup member.
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