Fluid evacuation device
AssigneeMegadyne Medical Products, Inc.
InventorsDarcy W. Greep, Chad S. Frampton
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Abstract
A fluid evacuation device is attachable to a hand-held instrument to provide the hand-held instrument with fluid evacuation capabilities. The fluid evacuation device includes a nozzle, a hose mount, and an evacuation hose. The nozzle has a receptacle that receives a portion of a hand-held instrument therein. The distal end of the nozzle has an opening therein through which fluid may be drawn into the nozzle. The fluid can pass through a flow region in the nozzle. The hose mount extends from the nozzle and connects the hose to the nozzle. The hose mount includes a passageway through which the fluid can pass from the flow region into the evacuation hose.
Claims20
A fluid evacuation device that is attachable to a hand-held instrument, the device comprising:
- a nozzle having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a receptacle configured to receive a portion of the hand-held instrument therein, the distal end having an opening therein through which fluid may be drawn into the nozzle, the nozzle also having a flow region in fluid communication with the opening in the distal end, the flow region extending from the distal end toward the proximal end;
- a hose mount associated with the nozzle, the hose mount having a passageway extending therethrough, the passageway being in fluid communication with the flow region in the nozzle;
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- an evacuation hose, a first end of the evacuation hose being connected to the hose mount such that a lumen in the evacuation hose is in fluid communication with the passageway in the hose mount.
A fluid evacuation device that is attachable to a hand-held instrument that includes a proximal end, a distal end, a midway point between the proximal and distal ends, and one or more user inputs, the fluid evacuation device comprising:
- a nozzle configured to be mounted on the distal end of the hand-held instrument, the nozzle comprising a receptacle for receiving the distal end of the hand-held instrument therein and a flow region extending therethrough;
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- an evacuation hose connected to the nozzle, the evacuation hose having a lumen extending therethrough, the lumen being in fluid communication with the flow region in the nozzle, wherein the evacuation hose is configured to extend away from the hand-held instrument at about the midway point of the hand-held instrument.
A fluid evacuation device that is attachable to a hand-held instrument that includes a proximal end, a distal end, a midway point between the proximal and distal ends, and one or more user inputs, the fluid evacuation device comprising:
- a nozzle configured to be mounted on the distal end of the hand-held instrument, the nozzle comprising a receptacle for receiving therein the distal end of the hand-held instrument, the nozzle having a length extending between a proximal end and a distal end thereof;
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- a hose mount extending proximally from the nozzle, the house mount having a passageway extending therethrough, the passageway being in fluid communication with the nozzle, the hose mount having a length extending between a proximal end and a distal end thereof, wherein a total length of the nozzle and the hose mount is less than about half the length of the hand-held instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.