Motorized suction dilation and curettage device
OwnerWilliam Cutlerinventor
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Abstract
A motorized suction dilation and curettage device includes a handheld grip with an integrated motor and a tube interface for coupling between the motor and a rotatable cylinder. The rotatable cylinder grips a rotatable tube coupled between a curette and a flexible hose of a vacuum machine. The vacuum machine generates a suction force through the flexible hose, rotatable tube, and attached curette. When the motorized suction dilation and curettage device is activated, the motor generates a rotational force that is applied to the rotatable tube and the attached curette via the tube interface, thereby enabling a health care provider to control motorized rotation of the curette.
Claims20
A motorized suction dilation and curettage device, comprising:
- a suction hose including:
- a flexible hose for coupling to a suction machine;
- a rotatable tube coupled to the flexible hose at a first end and having a curette attachment cylinder at a second end that is rotatable about an longitudinal axis relative to the flexible hose;
- a curette for securing to the curette attachment cylinder of the rotatable tube such that the curette rotates with the rotatable tube and such that the suction machine generates a suction force through a tip of the curette when activated;
- a handheld grip comprising a motor to generate a rotational force;
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- a tube interface coupled to the motor and having a rotatable cylinder that grips the rotatable tube, the tube interface to translate the rotational force of the motor to the rotatable tube to rotate the rotatable tube and the attached curette when the motor is activated.
A motorized suction dilation and curettage device, comprising:
- a handheld grip comprising a motor to generate a rotational force;
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- a tube interface coupled to the motor and having a rotatable cylinder for gripping a rotatable tube of a tubing assembly having an attached curette, the tube interface to translate the rotational force of the motor to the rotatable tube to rotate the rotatable tube and the attached curette when the motor is activated.
A suction tube assembly for a motorized suction dilation and curettage device, the suction tube comprising:
- a flexible hose for coupling to a suction machine;
- a rotatable tube coupled to the flexible hose such that the suction machine generates a suction force through the rotatable tube, the rotatable tube rotatable about an longitudinal axis relative to the flexible hose, the rotatable tube having a curette attachment cylinder for attaching to a curette;
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- a tube interface for coupling to a motor of a handheld grip, the tube interface having a rotatable cylinder that grips the rotatable tube, the tube interface to translate the rotational force of the motor to the rotatable tube to rotate the rotatable tube when the motor is activated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.