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US 2016/0096007 A1Published application
Anti-Extravasation Surgical Portal Plug
AssigneeCannuflow, Inc.
InventorTheodore R. Kucklick
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Abstract
The devices and methods shown provide for the minimization of extravasation during arthroscopic surgery. The anti-extravasation surgical portal plug allows a surgeon to drain excess fluids from the soft tissue surrounding the surgical field during arthroscopic surgical procedures.
Claims4
A surgical portal plug comprising:
- a close-ended tube characterized by a distal portion, a central portion, a proximal portion and a central lumen, said central lumen terminating proximal to the distal end of the tube;
- a plurality of drainage apertures disposed on the central portion of the tube on the tube outer surface;
- a plurality of drainage lumens disposed on the central portion of the close-ended tube in fluid communication with the central lumen and the drainage apertures, said drainage lumens extending radially outward from the central lumen;
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- a retention system disposed about an outer surface of the tube, said retention system sized and dimensioned to create a vacuum when tissue surrounding the surgical portal comes in contact with the system.
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