US 11,077,236 B2Granted

Powered lavage handle and associated use therefore

AssigneeGenicon, Inc.

InventorsDaniel Glenn Doerr, Roland Strelitzki, Mohammed Ali Barakat, Keith Anderson, Gary Wayne Haberland, John A. Farnella, Kenneth M. Roger

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Abstract

A lavage handle for facilitating at least one of an irrigation function and a suctioning function at a target zone preferably includes a portable body, a power-operated fluid-displacing mechanism in communication with said body wherein said fluid-displacing mechanism has one of a first operating mode for inducing outward irrigation of fluid towards the target zone and a second operating mode for inducing inward suction of fluid from the target zone. An actuation mechanism is located at said body and operable communicated with said fluid-displacing mechanism such that said fluid-displacing mechanism is selectively operated in at least one of said first operating mode and said second operating mode. The actuation mechanism may include an irrigation-inducing mechanism and/or a suction-inducing mechanism.

Claims25

Dependent claims

A lavage handle for facilitating at least one of an irrigation function and a suctioning function at a target zone, said lavage handle comprising:

a body;
a fluid-displacing mechanism in communication with said body, said fluid-displacing mechanism having one of a first operating mode for inducing outward irrigation of fluid towards the target zone and a second operating mode for inducing inward suction of fluid from the target zone;
an actuation mechanism located at said body and operably communicated with said fluid-displacing mechanism such that said fluid-displacing mechanism is selectively operated in at least one of said first operating mode and said second operating mode;
a fluid storage container in communication with said fluid-displacing mechanism, said fluid storage container including at least one of an irrigation container and a suction container in communication with said body, said at least one of said irrigation container and said suction container being located external of said body;
a probe connector in fluid communication with a distal end of said body, said probe connector including
a probe connector port located exterior of said distal end of said body for providing an inlet and an outlet for the fluid-displacing mechanism, wherein said probe connector port has a single distal opening that diverges proximally away from said distal end of said body, said probe connector port having a threaded outer surface,
a suction connector port in fluid communication with said probe connector port, and
an irrigation connector port in fluid communication with said probe connector port;
wherein said probe connector port proximally bifurcates into said suction connector port and said irrigation connector port;
an internal suction tube connected to said suction connector port;
an internal irrigation tube connected to said irrigation connector port;
an external suction tube connector located at a proximal end of said body and connected to said internal suction tube;
an external irrigation tube connector located at said proximal end of said body and connected to said internal irrigation tube;
and
at least one of a suction probe and an irrigation probe in fluid communication with said threaded outer surface of said probe connector.

12 more elements

A lavage handle for facilitating at least one of an irrigation function and a suctioning function at a target zone, said lavage handle comprising:

a portable body;
a power-operated fluid-displacing mechanism in communication with said body, said fluid-displacing mechanism having one of a first operating mode for inducing outward irrigation of fluid towards the target zone and a second operating mode for inducing inward suction of fluid from the target zone;
an actuation mechanism located at said body and operably communicated with said power-operated fluid-displacing mechanism such that said power-operated fluid-displacing mechanism is selectively operated in at least one of said first operating mode and said second operating mode;
and
a fluid storage container in communication with said power-operated fluid-displacing mechanism, said fluid storage container including an irrigation container and a suction container each in communication with said body, said irrigation container and said suction container each being located external of said body;
a probe connector in fluid communication with a distal end of said body, said probe connector including
a probe connector port located exterior of said distal end of said body for providing an inlet and an outlet for the fluid-displacing mechanism, wherein said probe connector port has a single distal opening that diverges proximally away from said distal end of said body, said probe connector port having a threaded outer surface,
a suction connector port in fluid communication with said probe connector port, and
an irrigation connector port in fluid communication with said probe connector port;
wherein said probe connector port proximally bifurcates into said suction connector port and said irrigation connector port;
an internal suction tube connected to said suction connector port;
an internal irrigation tube connected to said irrigation connector port;
an external suction tube connector located at a proximal end of said body and connected to said internal suction tube;
an external irrigation tube connector located at said proximal end of said body and connected to said internal irrigation tube;
and
at least one of a suction probe and an irrigation probe in fluid communication with said threaded outer surface of said probe connector.

13 more elements

A method of utilizing a lavage handle for facilitating at least one of an irrigation function and a suctioning function at a target zone, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a portable body;
providing and communicating a power-operated fluid-displacing mechanism with said body, said fluid-displacing mechanism having one of a first operating mode for inducing outward irrigation of fluid towards the target zone and a second operating mode for inducing inward suction of fluid from the target zone;
providing and locating an actuation mechanism at said body;
operably communicating said actuation mechanism with said fluid-displacing mechanism such that said fluid-displacing mechanism is selectively operated in at least one of said first operating mode and said second operating mode;
and
providing and communicating a fluid storage container with said power-operated fluid-displacing mechanism, said fluid storage container including an irrigation container and a suction container each in communication with said body, said irrigation container and said suction container each being located external of said body;
a probe connector in fluid communication with a distal end of said body, said probe connector including
a probe connector port located exterior of said distal end of said body for providing an inlet and an outlet for the fluid-displacing mechanism, wherein said probe connector port has a single distal opening that diverges proximally away from said distal end of said body, said probe connector port having a threaded outer surface,
a suction connector port in fluid communication with said probe connector port, and
an irrigation connector port in fluid communication with said probe connector port;
wherein said probe connector port proximally bifurcates into said suction connector port and said irrigation connector port;
an internal suction tube connected to said suction connector port;
an internal irrigation tube connected to said irrigation connector port;
an external suction tube connector located at a proximal end of said body and connected to said internal suction tube;
an external irrigation tube connector located at said proximal end of said body and connected to said internal irrigation tube;
and
at least one of a suction probe and an irrigation probe in fluid communication with said threaded outer surface of said probe connector.

14 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/890,528Filed 9 Nov 2015 · us provisional application
Priority: 15 Dec 2014
Published: US 2017/0119939 A14 May 2017
Granted: 3 Aug 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

A61M 1/774
Suction-irrigation systems: handpieces specially adapted for providing suction as well as irrigation, either simultaneously or independently
A61M 1/743
Suction control: by changing the cross-section of the line, e.g. flow regulating valves
A61M 3/0208
Physical characteristics of the irrigation fluid, e.g. conductivity or turbidity: before use
A61M 3/0216
Physical characteristics of the irrigation fluid, e.g. conductivity or turbidity: pressure

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Application62/092,112Us provisional application · filed 15 Dec 2014
US 2017/0119939 A1Pre-grant publication · published 4 May 2017
US 11,077,236 B2This patent

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