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US 5,180,308 AGranted
Medical demonstration model
OwnerJon C. Garito, Alan G. Ellmaninventors
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Abstract
A novel stand for demonstrating electrosurgical, laser, and electrocautery treatments with animal tissue. The stand can have a simple C-shape, and be connected via a tube to a conventional vacuum device. Any smoke or noxious vapors generated during the simulated treatment are efficiently and effectively removed by the vacuum device.
Claims8
A demonstration model for medical, dental or veterinary procedures involving a burning treatment or the like of an animal tissue specimen likely to generate smoke or noxious vapors comprising:
- a generally C-shaped structure having a bottom portion sized to accommodate the specimen, a top portion, and a single side portion solely supporting the top portion on and extending above and over the bottom portion,
- means for connecting to the C-shaped structure suction-generating means for providing within the structure over the bottom portion a suction force sufficient to remove any smoke or noxious vapors generated during the treatment, said connecting means comprising a hole in an upper part of the structure to receive a tube connected to the suction-generating means,
- the front of the C-shaped structure being open to allow access to a specimen on the bottom portion by a burning instrument manipulated by a person demonstrating the procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.