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US 2003/0125681 A1Published application
Liposuction cannula
AssigneeMicroAire Surgical Instruments, Inc.
InventorsMike Fard, Christopher J. Hudson, Daniel L. McCombs
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Abstract
A cannula having a bore extending along a length thereof. The cannula includes a vent hole. A plug with an air passage may be inserted within the vent hole such that the air passage is in fluid communication with the bore of the cannula.
Claims20
A cannula system comprising:
- a tube having a bore extending along a length thereof;
- an assembly connecting to a proximal end of the tube;
- an aspirator tip having openings positioned at another end of the tube remote from the assembly;
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- an opening acting as a vent hole positioned along the length of the tube away from the assembly, the vent hole having a diameter of approximately between 0.012 and 0.0135 inches and which allows air to flow within the bore of the tube.
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A cannula system comprising:
- a tube having a bore extending along a length thereof;
- an aspirator tip having openings positioned at remote end of the tube and in fluid communication with the bore;
- an opening positioned along the length of the tube;
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- a plug positioned with the opening, the plug having an air passageway in fluid communication with the bore.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.