Fenestrated suction retractor
AssigneeThe Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsDouglas Scott Ruhl, Renee Makowski Serra
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Abstract
A tongue blade (retractor) with fenestrated suction ports along the length of the blade to remove (suction) smoke, fluid and/or particulate from the oral cavity during surgery (e.g. tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, oral cavity/tongue/airway procedures). This blade can connect to routine mouth retractors and commonly available suction tubing. It has a groove along the length of the blade to accommodate endotracheal tubes for stabilization and to minimize pressure against the tongue during retraction.
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A surgical retractor for evacuation of a surgical site, and which is connectable to a pneumatic evacuation device, comprising:
- a tongue blade comprising a proximal end and a distal end,
- a conduit associated with the tongue blade, wherein the conduit extends along the tongue blade in a tongue blade proximal end to tongue blade distal end direction, and the conduit comprising a row of apertures;
- a receiving port that pneumatically communicates with said conduit;
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- a handle comprising a distal end, a proximal end, wherein the distal end of the handle is connected to the proximal end of the tongue blade;
- wherein the receiving port connects to the pneumatic evacuation device;
- wherein the row of apertures are pneumatically connected to the pneumatic evacuation device by the receiving port;
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- wherein the tongue blade defines a rearward concave space that serves as a channel for airway equipment.
A surgical retractor for evacuation of a surgical site, and which is connectable to a pneumatic evacuation device, comprising:
- a tongue blade comprising a proximal end and a distal end,
- a conduit associated with the tongue blade, wherein the conduit extends along the tongue blade in a tongue blade proximal end to tongue blade distal end direction;
- a handle comprising a distal end, a proximal end, wherein the distal end of the handle is connected to the proximal end of the tongue blade;
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- a mouthpiece connected to the handle via a mouthpiece attachment component;
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- a receiving port that affixes to and pneumatically communicates with said conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.