Surgical noise-limiting device
AssigneeSilient Surgical Inc.
InventorsJoshua David Adams, Yuping Derek Li, Eric Leuthardt
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Abstract
A noise-reducing attachment for a surgical suction device having a valve operable by a finger. The attachment includes an airflow redirecting portion configured to overlay at least a portion of the valve; and at least one clip fixing portion configured to removably attach to a valve-housing portion of the surgical suction device. The airflow redirecting portion includes an opening extending from a top face to a bottom face thereof, and an axis extending through the opening is oriented at an acute of 10° to 80° relative to a longitudinal axis of the attachment.
Claims20
A noise-reducing attachment for a surgical suction device having a valve operable by a finger, the noise-reducing attachment comprising:
- an airflow redirecting portion configured to overlay at least a portion of the valve;
- and
- at least one clip fixing portion configured to removably attach to a valve-housing portion of the surgical suction device,
- wherein the airflow redirecting portion includes an opening extending from a top face to a bottom face thereof, and the opening has a central axis extending from the top face to the bottom face, the central axis oriented at an angle of 10° to 80° relative to a longitudinal axis of the attachment.
A noise-reducing attachment for a surgical suction instrument, comprising:
- an airflow redirecting portion having a concave top face and configured to clip onto a valve-housing portion of the surgical suction instrument;
- and
- an angled opening extending through the airflow redirecting portion,
- wherein the angled opening has a central axis that extends at a predetermined acute angle from the concave top face of the airflow redirecting portion to a bottom face of the airflow redirecting portion, relative to a longitudinal axis of the noise-reducing attachment, and
- wherein the opening is positioned to overlay a valve of the surgical suction instrument to redirect airflow and reduce turbulent flow when the valve is open, the valve operable by a finger.
A surgical device, comprising:
- a proximal portion having a suction tip;
- a valve-housing portion comprising a valve operable by a finger;
- a distal portion;
- and
- an attachment attached to the valve-housing portion, wherein the attachment comprises:
- an airflow redirecting portion configured to overlay at least a portion of the valve;
- and
- at least one clip fixing portion configured to removably attach to the valve-housing portion of the surgical device,
- wherein the airflow redirecting portion includes an opening extending from a top face to a bottom face thereof, and the opening has a central axis extending from the top face to the bottom face, the central axis oriented at an angle of 10° to 80° relative to a longitudinal axis of the attachment.
A surgical device, comprising:
- a proximal portion having a suction tip;
- a valve-housing portion comprising a valve;
- and
- a distal portion,
- wherein the valve-housing portion includes an airflow redirecting portion that includes the valve, the valve extending from a top face of the airflow redirecting portion to a bottom face of airflow redirecting portion, and a central axis extending from a top face of the airflow redirecting portion to a bottom face of the redirecting portion oriented at an angle of 10° to 80° relative to a longitudinal axis of the surgical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.