Filter assembly for high volume evacuation
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
InventorsBoon Pheng TANG, Vietlinh Nguyen, Kenneth Renfrew, Cristian Rios Castro, Gary Golovan, Bruce Golovan
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed that include providing a filter assembly having a filter housing and a filter medium disposed within and/or carried by the filter housing. The filter medium is configured to be exposed to an external environment and collect, filter, or otherwise remove aerosols (which may be contaminated with bacteria, viruses, or a combination thereof) from the external environment when coupled to an evacuation component, such as a dental high vacuum evacuation (HVE) line.
Claims20
A filter assembly, comprising:
- a filter housing;
- and
- a filter medium carried by the filter housing and at least partially directly exposed to an external environment to be filtered by the filter assembly.
A filter assembly, comprising:
- a filter housing;
- and
- a filter medium carried by the filter housing and at least partially directly exposed to an external environment to be filtered by the filter assembly, wherein the filter medium removes bacteria, viruses, other contaminants or chemicals from the external environment.
A filter assembly, comprising:
- a filter housing;
- and
- a filter medium carried by the filter housing and at least partially directly exposed to an external environment to be filtered by the filter assembly, wherein the filter assembly is configured to remove aerosols from the external environment when the filter assembly is placed in proximity to a surgical location of a medical procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.