Surgical fluid management system with suction control

Details Surgical fluid management system with suction control Surgical fluid management system with suction control

2007-04-17

2007-04-17

Hayes, Michael J. (Department: 3763)

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Material introduced into and removed from body through...

C604S067000, C137S102000, C137S625470

Reexamination Certificate

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09495005

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for controlling the volume of surgical fluid present in a cavity in the body of a patient during surgery includes a conduit to the cavity for conducting the surgical fluid therefrom to at least one receptacle for receiving the fluid from said cavity. A source of vacuum assists in withdrawing fluid from the cavity and a vacuum controller interposed between the vacuum source and the receptacle controls the duration of time the receptacle is exposed to vacuum from the vacuum source. The apparatus preferably has a vacuum sensor for sensing vacuum levels in the receptacle when disconnected from the source of vacuum and shares the source of vacuum with another application, giving priority to maintaining a proper vacuum level in the receptacle.

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