Vacuum pad and related system
AssigneeOrlando Health, Inc.
InventorsTeresa Lance, Neeraj Desai
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Abstract
A vacuum pad may include a top layer forming a top surface of the vacuum pad; a bottom layer forming a bottom surface of the vacuum pad; and a plurality of spacers located between the top layer and the bottom layer such that an interior space is formed between the top layer and the bottom layer. The interior space may have at least one channel extending around at least one spacer of the plurality of spacers. The vacuum pad may also include an outlet tube in fluid communication with the interior space, where the top layer includes a plurality of holes. A vacuum system may include the vacuum pad along with a canister and a vacuum source for moving fluid from the vacuum pad to the canister.
Claims14
A vacuum pad, comprising:
- a top layer forming a top surface of the vacuum pad;
- a bottom layer forming a bottom surface of the vacuum pad;
- and
- a plurality of spacers located between the top layer and the bottom layer such that an interior space is located between the top layer and the bottom layer, the interior space having at least one channel extending around at least one spacer of the plurality of spacers;
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- an outlet tube in fluid communication with the interior space and having a rigid internal portion that extends between the top layer and the bottom layer,
- wherein the top layer includes a plurality of holes such that the vacuum pad is configured to cause a fluid collecting on the top surface of the vacuum pad to flow through the holes, into the interior space, and to the outlet tube, and
- wherein the rigid internal portion of the outlet tube overlaps at least one hole of the plurality of holes from a top perspective.
A vacuum system, comprising:
- a vacuum pad for collecting a fluid flowing onto a top surface of the vacuum pad, wherein the vacuum pad includes a permeable top layer, a bottom layer, and a plurality of spacers located between the permeable top layer and the bottom layer;
- and
- a canister for storing a fluid collected by the vacuum pad,
- wherein the vacuum pad includes an outlet configured for securement to a first end of a vacuum hose, the outlet being secured to a rigid internal tube portion that extends between the permeable top layer and the bottom layer,
- wherein the canister includes an inlet configured for securement to a second end of the vacuum hose such that the vacuum hose directs the fluid collected by the vacuum pad to the canister, and
- wherein the rigid internal tube portion overlaps at least one hole of the permeable top layer from a top perspective.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.