Declogging method and system
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc.
InventorsSatyanarayana Raju Eedarapalli, Ahmad Alsaffar, Kevin C. Edwards
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Abstract
A medical device includes a hollow tubular connector having a first open end and a second open end, the first open end configured to be connected to a suction port of a surgical cutting device, and the second open end configured to be connected to a source of pressurized air, the hollow tubular connector including a first seal located proximate the first open end and having a first diameter, the first seal being configured to sealingly accommodate a tubular shank, of a first diameter, of a blade of the surgical cutting device.
Claims9
A medical device, comprising:
- a hollow tubular connector having a first open end and a second open end, the first open end configured to be connected to a suction port of a surgical cutting device, and the second open end configured to be connected to a source of pressurized air;
- a first seal located proximate the first open end and having a first diameter, the first seal being configured to sealingly accommodate a tubular shank, of a first diameter, of a blade of the surgical cutting device;
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- a first seal holder on the first seal, the first seal holder configured to maintain the first seal in place;
- wherein the second open end of the body is configured as a barbed connector.
A medical device, comprising:
- a squeeze bulb comprising a first end having an opening through which air is expelled upon squeezing of the squeeze bulb;
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- a hollow tubular connector having a first open end connected to and in contact with the first open end of the squeeze bulb in an in-line configuration, and having a second open end configured to be connected to a suction port of a surgical cutting device;
- wherein the squeeze bulb and the hollow tubular connector define a modular assembly that is connectable to the suction port to allow for a removal of an obstruction in the surgical cutting device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.