Surgical Suction Tube and Method
OwnerMichael T. Purslowinventor
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Abstract
A surgical suction device is provided having an elongate unitary construction lumen body and a clearing apparatus. The lumen body has a handle and a suction tip extending distally of the handle, an upper lumen and a lower lumen extending along the handle. The suction tip terminates near a distal end in a fluid confluence and at least one suction port. The clearing apparatus has a flexible rod body with a finger tab configured to tactilely slide the rod body to and fro in the upper lumen to move a distal tip of the rod body through the confluence and the at least one suction port. A method is also provided.
Claims20
A surgical suction device, comprising:
- an elongate unitary construction lumen body having a handle and a suction tip extending distally of the handle, an upper lumen and a lower lumen extending along the handle and the suction tip terminating near a distal end in a fluid confluence and at least one suction port;
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- a clearing apparatus having a flexible rod body with a finger tab configured to tactilely slide the rod body to and fro in the upper lumen to move a distal tip of the rod body through the confluence and the at least one suction port.
A surgical suction device, comprising:
- an elongate lumen body having a handle and a suction tip extending distally of the handle, an upper lumen and a lower lumen extending along the handle in fluid confluence with one another, and further in fluid communication with at least one suction port;
- and
- a clearing apparatus having a flexible rod body with a finger tab configured to tactilely slide the rod body to and fro in the upper lumen to move a distal tip of the rod body through the confluence and the at least one suction port.
A method of suctioning debris during a surgical procedure, comprising:
- providing a surgical suction device having an elongate lumen body having a handle and a suction tip extending distally of the handle, an upper lumen and a lower lumen extending along the handle in fluid confluence with one another, and further in fluid communication with at least one suction port;
- and a clearing apparatus having a flexible rod body with a finger tab configured to tactilely slide the rod body to and fro in the upper lumen to move a distal tip of the rod body through the confluence and the at least one suction port;
- inserting the distal end of the suction tip into a surgical environment;
- applying suction via the lower lumen to the suction tip to suction fluid from a surgical site in the surgical environment;
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- concurrent with applying the suction, tactilely sliding the rod body to and fro in the upper lumen to move a distal tip of the rod body through the confluence and the at least one suction port to clear debris from the at least one suction port of the suction tip and the lower lumen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.