Negative pressure oronasal apparatus
AssigneeGovernment of the United States as Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
InventorsAndrew G. Boston, Mostafa M. Ahmed, Thomas J. Wilson, Erik K. Weitzel
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Abstract
A negative pressure surgical apparatus. The apparatus includes a mask configured to cover a portion of the face of a patient and including a first port and an instrument port. The first port is configured to draw negative pressure from between the mask and the face of the patient. The instrument port is configured to receive a medical instrument therethrough and form a seal therewith. The instrument port is positioned on the mask so as to permit surgery at a surgical site.
Claims37
A negative pressure surgical apparatus comprising:
- a mask configured to cover a portion of the face of a patient;
- a first port extending through the mask and configured to draw negative pressure from between the mask and the face of the patient;
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- an instrument port extending through the mask and configured to receive a medical instrument therethrough and form a seal therewith, the instrument port positioned on the mask so as to permit surgery at a surgical site.
A negative pressure surgical apparatus comprising:
- a mask configured to cover a portion of the face of a patient;
- a first port extending through the mask and configured to draw negative pressure from between the mask and the face of the patient;
- a second port extending through the mask and configured to provide a gas to the patient;
- a third port extending through the mask and configured to exhaust exhaled breath of the patient;
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- an instrument port extending through the mask and configured to receive a medical instrument therethrough and form a seal therewith, the instrument port positioned on the mask so as to permit surgery at a surgical site.
A method of performing oronasal surgery, the method comprising:
- positioning a negative pressure surgical apparatus on the face of a patient, the negative pressure surgical apparatus comprising:
- a mask configured to cover a portion of the face of the patient;
- a first port extending through the mask;
- and
- an instrument port extending through the mask and configured to receive a medical instrument therethrough and form a seal therewith, the instrument port positioned on the mask so as to permit surgery at a surgical site;
- forming a seal between the face of the patient and the mask by drawing negative pressure through the first port;
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- inserting the medical instrument through the instrument port to the surgical site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.