Safe suction tip
OwnerDaniel R. Jacobsoninventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for a removeable and replaceable tip for a surgical (or dental) suction cannula which facilitates the safe and effective removal of blood and other bodily fluids from a body cavity while allowing manipulation and/or management of various tissues therein. These devices protect delicate anatomic structures from excessive negative pressure while allowing effective suctioning of fluid and debris from the operative field.
Claims20
A surgical tool for use in a body cavity comprising:
- a body having a proximal body end, a distal body end and a lumen extending through the body from the proximal body end to the distal body end, the body comprising a flexible material,
- a proximal end of the lumen dimensioned to receive a suction tube tip of a surgical suction tool therein,
- the distal body end having a plurality of projections extending distally therefrom, a distal end of the lumen positioned between at least two of the plurality of projections,
- a surgical sponge positioned between the at least two of the plurality of projections at a location proximate to the distal ends of the lumen, the surgical sponge being attached to at least one of the plurality of projections;
- wherein, when a suction force is applied by the surgical suction tube, the suction force draws a fluid from the body cavity through the surgical sponge and into the suction tube.
A removeable tip for a surgical suction tube, comprising:
- an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, with a lumen extending therebetween,
- at least a portion of the body comprising a flexible material,
- the lumen including a proximal lumen end sized and configured to receive a distal end of the surgical suction tube,
- the elongated body including at least one tab extending distally from the elongated body, a base of the at least one tab positioned proximal to a distal lumen end of the lumen, and
- a surgical sponge attached to the at least one tab, wherein at least a portion of the surgical sponge extends across the distal lumen end.
A surgical suction tube kit having a plurality of removable and replaceable tip elements, comprising:
- an elongated hollow cylindrical tube connected to a vacuum source,
- a plurality of removeable tips for placement on a distal end of the elongated hollow cylindrical tube, each of the plurality of removeable tips comprising an elastic body having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therethrough, the lumen sized and configured with a smaller diameter than an outer diameter of the distal end of the elongated hollow cylindrical tube, wherein the elastic body is capable of stretching the lumen to a larger diameter to accommodate the outer diameter of the distal end of the elongated hollow cylindrical tube therein,
- each of the plurality of removeable tips including a surgical sponge attached proximate to the distal end thereof, wherein when one of the removeable tips is attached over the distal end of the elongated hollow cylindrical tube, a vacuum from the vacuum source passes through the surgical sponge and draws fluid from a body cavity through the surgical sponge and into the elongated hollow cylindrical tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.