# US 2019/0167891 A1 · Canister Stand

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- Number: US 2019/0167891 A1
- Document ID: US20190167891A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/240,980
- Filed: 2019-01-07
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2015-09-30
- Assignees: Surgistem Technologies LLC
- Inventors: Simeon Wall, JR.; Daniel A. Del Vecchio
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190167891A1

## CPC

- A61M 1/77: {Suction-irrigation systems (aspiration tips supplying fluids A61M1/85; specific for negative pressure wound therapy A61M1/92; combined with tracheal tubes A61M16/0463)}
- A61M 3/0275: {Pulsating jets; Vibrating nozzles}
- A61M 3/0283: {with at least two inner passageways, a first one for irrigating and a second for evacuating (suction-irrigation systems A61M1/77; aspiration tips with fluid supply means A61M1/85; for negative pressure wound therapy A61M1/92)}
- A61M 5/14212: {Pumping with an aspiration and an expulsion action}
- A61M 1/774: {Handpieces specially adapted for providing suction as well as irrigation, either simultaneously or independently}
- A61M 1/89: {Suction aspects of liposuction (surgical cutting instruments A61B17/32)}
- A61M 2209/084: Supporting bases, stands for equipment
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}

## Abstract

A canister stand suitable for holding at least one dispensing canister in a system for removal, delivery and/or transplantation of body tissues and other substances in medical procedures may include a canister stand frame. A frame panel may be carried by the canister stand frame. At least one overhang may be formed by the canister stand frame. At least one canister opening may be provided in the frame panel at the at least one overhang. The at least one canister opening may be suitably sized and configured to accommodate the at least one dispensing canister.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A canister stand suitable for holding at least one dispensing canister, comprising:
a canister stand frame;
a frame panel carried by the canister stand frame;
at least one overhang formed by the canister stand frame; and
at least one canister opening in the frame panel at the at least one overhang, the at least one canister opening suitably sized and configured to accommodate the at least one dispensing canister.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The canister stand of claim 1 wherein the canister stand frame comprises a pair of side frame members, a pair of end frame members connecting the pair of side frame members, a first set of canister stand legs angling outwardly from the pair of side frame members, respectively, at a first end of the canister stand frame, a second set of canister stand legs angling outwardly from the pair of side frame members, respectively, at a second end of the canister stand frame, and wherein the at least one overhang is formed by at least the first end of the canister stand frame protruding beyond at least the first set of canister stand legs, and wherein at least one of the at least one canister opening extends through the frame panel at the at least one overhang.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The canister stand of claim 2 further comprising angled foot portions terminating the first set of canister stand legs and the second set of canister stand legs, respectively, the angled foot portions configured to support the first set of canister stand legs and the second set of canister stand legs on a flat support surface.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The canister stand of claim 2 wherein the first set of canister stand legs comprises a first set of parallel canister stand legs angling outwardly from the pair of side frame members, respectively, beyond the first end frame member at the first end of the canister stand frame and the second set of canister stand legs comprises a second set of parallel canister stand legs angling outwardly from the pair of side frame members, respectively, beyond the second end frame member at the second end of the canister stand frame.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The canister stand of claim 2 further comprising a plurality of leg stabilizing brackets extending outwardly from each corresponding one of the pair of side frame members of the canister stand frame, and wherein each of the first set of canister stand legs and the second set of canister stand legs extends through a corresponding one of the plurality of leg stabilizing brackets.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The canister stand of claim 2 wherein the at least one canister opening comprises a first canister opening extending through the frame panel at the at least one overhang and a second canister opening extending through the frame panel in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship to the first canister opening.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The canister stand of claim 1 wherein the canister stand frame is generally elongated and rectangular.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The canister stand of claim 1 further comprising at least one dispensing canister configured to be seated in the at least one canister opening for gravity-fed dispensing of material from the at least one dispensing canister.

### Claim 9

A canister stand, comprising:
a canister stand frame;
a frame panel carried by the canister stand frame;
at least one overhang formed by the canister stand frame;
at least one canister opening in the frame panel at the at least one overhang; and
at least one dispensing canister configured to be seated in the at least one canister opening, the at least one dispensing canister including:
a canister wall having a canister wall bottom edge and a canister wall top edge;
a canister bottom panel on the canister wall bottom edge of the canister wall, the canister bottom panel having a beveled, sloped or slanted orientation; and
at least one dispensing spigot disposed in fluid communication with the dispensing canister at a lowest portion of the canister bottom panel.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The canister stand of claim 9 wherein the canister stand frame comprises a pair of side frame members, a pair of end frame members connecting the pair of side frame members, a first set of canister stand legs angling outwardly from the pair of side frame members, respectively, at a first end of the canister stand frame, a second set of canister stand legs angling outwardly from the pair of side frame members, respectively, at a second end of the canister stand frame, and wherein the at least one overhang is formed by at least the first end of the canister stand frame protruding beyond at least the first set of canister stand legs, and wherein at least one of the at least one canister opening extends through the frame panel at the at least one overhang.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The canister stand of claim 10 further comprising angled foot portions terminating the first set of canister stand legs and the second set of canister stand legs, respectively, the angled foot portions configured to support the first set of canister stand legs and the second set of canister stand legs on a flat support surface.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The canister stand of claim 10 wherein the first set of canister stand legs comprises a first set of parallel canister stand legs angling outwardly from the pair of side frame members, respectively, beyond the first end frame member at the first end of the canister stand frame and the second set of canister stand legs comprises a second set of parallel canister stand legs angling outwardly from the pair of side frame members, respectively, beyond the second end frame member at the second end of the canister stand frame.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The canister stand of claim 10 further comprising a plurality of leg stabilizing brackets extending outwardly from each corresponding one of the pair of side frame members of the canister stand frame, and wherein each of the first set of canister stand legs and the second set of canister stand legs extends through a corresponding one of the plurality of leg stabilizing brackets.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The canister stand of claim 10 wherein the at least one canister opening comprises a first canister opening extending through the frame panel at the at least one overhang and a second canister opening extending through the frame panel in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship to the first canister opening.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The canister stand of claim 14 further comprising an accessory canister seated in the second canister opening.

### Claim 16 (depends on 9)

The canister stand of claim 9 wherein the canister stand frame is generally elongated and rectangular.

### Claim 17

A canister stand suitable for holding a dispensing canister, comprising:
an elongated, rectangular canister stand frame including:
a pair of side frame members;
a pair of end frame members connecting the pair of side frame members;
a first set of parallel canister stand legs angling outwardly from the pair of side frame members, respectively, at a first end of the canister stand frame;
a second set of parallel canister stand legs angling outwardly from the pair of side frame members, respectively, at a second end of the canister stand frame;
angled foot portions terminating the first set of canister stand legs and the second set of canister stand legs, respectively, the angled foot portions configured to support the first set of canister stand legs and the second set of canister stand legs on a flat support surface;
an overhang formed by the first end of the canister stand frame protruding beyond the first set of parallel canister stand legs;
a frame panel carried by the canister stand frame;
a first canister opening extending through the frame panel at the overhang; and
a second canister opening extending through the frame panel in adjacent, spaced-apart relationship to the first canister opening; and
a dispensing canister configured to be seated in the first canister opening, the dispensing canister including:
a canister wall having a canister wall bottom edge and a canister wall top edge;
a canister bottom panel on the canister wall bottom edge of the canister wall, the canister bottom panel having a beveled, sloped or slanted orientation; and
at least one dispensing spigot disposed in fluid communication with the dispensing canister at a lowest portion of the canister bottom panel.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The canister stand of claim 17 further comprising an accessory canister configured to be seated in the second canister opening.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The canister stand of claim 17 further comprising a plurality of leg stabilizing brackets extending outwardly from each corresponding one of the pair of side frame members of the canister stand frame, and wherein each of the first set of parallel canister stand legs and the second set of parallel canister stand legs extends through a corresponding one of the plurality of leg stabilizing brackets.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The canister stand of claim 17 further comprising a pump disposed in fluid communication with the at least one dispensing spigot on the dispensing canister and a vibrational injection apparatus disposed in fluid communication with the pump.
