Vacuum sleeve for a surgical appliance

Details Vacuum sleeve for a surgical appliance Vacuum sleeve for a surgical appliance

1985-09-16

1987-02-24

Rosenbaum, C. Fred

Surgery

Truss

Pad

604 22, 128753, A61F 1732

Patent

active

046449515

ABSTRACT:
A vacuum sleeve is disclosed for removing severed tissue from a surgical site. The vacuum sleeve is used in conjunction with a surgical appliance having a cutting element and the vacuum sleeve is connected to a vacuum source. The vacuum sleeve includes an elongated body member having a distal and a proximal end. The body member defines an internal passageway which extends between the distal and proximal ends of the body member. The internal passageway removably receives therein the surgical appliance and the distal end of the body member defines a aperture such that when the surgical appliance is disposed within the internal passageway, the cutting element of the surfical appliance extends through the aperture thereby enabling the cutting element to sever tissue from the surgical site. The internal passageway is connected to a vacuum source such that in use of the surgical appliance, when tissue is severed from the surgical site, the severed tissue is drawn from the surgical site through the aperture and along the internal passageway towards the source of vacuum.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3769980 (1973-11-01), Karman
patent: 4311140 (1982-01-01), Bridgman
patent: 4522206 (1985-06-01), Whipple et al.

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