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US 2016/0038170 A1Published application
Retractor suction catheter
OwnerPaulino Edwardo Gocoinventor
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Abstract
A retractor suction catheter used during surgery is provided. The suction catheter may include a tube having an open end and a closed end. The open end may include a fitting. The tube may further include a plurality of openings in between the open end and the closed end. The tube may fit through a subject's oral cavity and out of the mouth. The tube may retract the soft palate so that the surgeon may perform the proper surgery. Further, a vacuum may be attached to the fitting, and therefore fumes and debris may be removed through the apertures.
Claims15
A suction catheter comprising:
- a tube having a first end, a second end, and at least one aperture disposed through the tube in between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end comprises a closed end, and the second end comprises a fitting formed to releasably secure to a vacuum hose,
- wherein the closed end is formed to fit through the nasal cavity and out of the mouth so that the at least one aperture is located within at least one of the oral cavity and the nasal cavity.
A suction catheter comprising:
- a tube having a first end, a second end, and a plurality of apertures disposed through the tube and near a center point in between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end comprises a closed end, and the second end comprises a fitting formed to releasably secure to a vacuum hose;
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- an attachment mechanism disposed on the tube near the second end and configured to releasably secure the tube near the first end.
A method of treatment comprising:
- providing a tube comprising a first closed end and a second open end, and at least one aperture disposed through the tube in between the first end and the second end;
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- inserting the first closed end through the nasal cavity and out of the mouth and thereby retracting the soft palate, wherein the at least one aperture is within at least one of the oral cavity and the nasal cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.