US 10,869,597 B2 · Air removal and fluid transfer from a closed system

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for scanning and measuring an anatomical cavity. An apparatus may include an absorbing medium assembly that is fluidly connected to an earpiece and configured to provide an absorbing medium to the earpiece. The absorbing medium assembly may include a medium container with a gas trap, as well as a tube fluidly connected to the medium container. The gas trap may be located at a top portion of the medium container. The tube may be coupled to the top portion or a bottom portion of the medium container. The system may include a dip tube disposed inside the medium container when the tube of the absorbing medium assembly couples to a top portion of the medium container. A gas relief valve configured to enable gas to escape may also be present in the apparatus.

Claims22

Dependent claims

A handheld apparatus comprising:

a handle;
an earpiece coupled to a fitting that receives an absorbing medium and transfers it into an inflatable membrane;
and
an absorbing medium assembly disposed in the handle and configured to fluidly connect to the earpiece and provide the absorbing medium to the earpiece, the absorbing medium assembly comprising:
a medium container, with a top portion and a bottom portion, to contain the absorbing medium, the medium container comprising a gas trap to remove gas from the absorbing medium in the earpiece;
and
a tube fluidly connected to the bottom portion of the medium container and coupled to the fitting, the tube configured for transferring the absorbing medium from the medium container to the earpiece,
wherein the absorbing medium is at least one of a liquid, a gel, or a hydrogel.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/951,408Filed 24 Nov 2015 · us provisional application

Priority

25 Nov 2014

Published

US 2016/0150949 A12 Jun 2016

Granted

22 Dec 2020

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

A61B 1/2275
For ears, i.e. otoscopes: with controlled air pressure
A61B 1/015
Characterised by internal passages or accessories therefor: control of fluid supply or evacuation
A61B 5/0084
Adapted for particular medical purposes: for introduction into the body, e.g. by catheters
A61B 5/1076
Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof: for measuring dimensions inside body cavities, e.g. using catheters

Air removal and fluid transfer from a closed system

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Air removal and fluid transfer from a closed system

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Abstract

Claims22