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7611490 Adjustable surgical vacuum valve  
A suction regulator valve adapted to be installed between a suction pump or other vacuum source and a suction tube or catheter, the valve comprising a hollow valve body having an outer surface with...
7491193 Personal care apparatus with at least two suction nozzles  
A personal care apparatus ( 1 ) is provided with a suction nozzle configuration ( 4 ) which has two different suction nozzles ( 15, 22 ) with two different suction sections ( 27, 26 ), wherein the...
7363072 Method and apparatus to remove substances from vessels of the heart and other parts of the body to minimize or avoid renal or other harm or dysfunction  
To accomplish isolation and removal of a substance from a vasculature, a catheter is employed to occlude a vessel of the vasculature. The substance is thus isolated in the vasculature and can be...
7297137 Method of detecting surgical events  
A surgical system that is able to sense the onset of an occlusion or other surgical event as well as the instant an occlusion breaks.
7175612 Suction limiting device with variable control  
A suction limiting device with variable control for use in a surgical system includes a main vent body having a fluid carrying bore extending therethrough and a variable vent mechanism having a...
7083601 Automatic fluid control system for use in open and laparoscopic laser surgery and electrosurgery and method therefor  
A manual and automatic fluid control system and method for use in open and laparoscopic laser surgery and electrosurgery is disclosed. The system includes a manual mode along with several automatic...
7070582 Injection devices that provide reduced outflow of therapeutic agents and methods of delivering therapeutic agents  
Injection devices are provided, which reduce potential outflow of therapeutic agents from an injection site. Devices are provided having at least a first lumen containing one or more therapeutic...
7033336 Proximal catheter assembly having a relief valve  
The present invention is directed to a proximal catheter assembly that is configured to facilitate natural or suction-assisted aspiration through a catheter lumen. The proximal catheter assembly...
7025755 Medical suctioning apparatus and methods of use  
A medical fluid suctioning device for selectively applying varied levels of suction pressure at a device-tissue interface includes a direct “trumpet”-type control mechanism in conjunction with...
7018355 Method for controlling fluid flow to and from an eye during ophthalmic surgery  
A method and apparatus provided for controlling fluid control to and from an eye or a phacoemulsification handpiece. The handpiece includes an ultrasonically driven, hollow, sleeved needle and the...
6986757 Suction connector and suction catheter using the connector  
A suction connector, comprising a fluid passage ( 31 ) having one end to be connected to a conduit and the other end to be connected to a suction source when in use and a ventilating passage ( 32 )...
6960190 Vacuum regulator and method  
A vacuum pressure regulator system for use in association with a vacuum system in which a vacuum is employed for healthcare purposes, for assisting in monitoring and regulating the vacuum pressure,...
6960189 Proximal catheter assembly allowing for natural and suction-assisted aspiration  
The present invention is directed to a proximal catheter assembly that is configured to facilitate aspiration through a catheter lumen. The proximal catheter assembly enables natural aspiration to...
6887220 Catheter having a compliant member configured to regulate aspiration rates  
The present invention is directed to a catheter that is configured to self-regulate aspiration rates through a working lumen of the catheter. The catheter comprises a compliant member in...
6875198 Surgical suction regulator valve  
A suction regulator valve adapted to be installed between a suction pump or other vacuum source and a suction tube or catheter, the valve comprising a hollow valve body having an outer surface with...
6860870 Self-cleaning fluid delivery device for medical applications  
A gas powered spraying device that can be used for single or multi-part reactive medical polymer compositions is provided. A fluid or one or more reactive solutions are sprayed independently at a...
6817988 Injection device  
The invention provides an injection device comprising an open cavity, an injection needle projecting from the bottom of this cavity, a first leakproof compartment delimited by a first section of a...
6780166 Irrigation/aspiration apparatus  
An irrigation/aspiration apparatus for ophthalmic surgery, includes: an irrigation fluid supplying unit, which supplies irrigation fluid into a patient eye; an aspiration unit provided with a hand...
6716194 Surgical aspiration device employing continuous, precise venting  
The invention relates to an improved surgical instrument and method for the aspiration of tissues and fluids from a patient via suction through a small diameter cannula. The device and method...
6689088 Irrigator used in celioscope surgery  
An irrigator used in a celioscope surgery comprises a main casing, a water pumping stud and a water control stud which are engaged with the main casing. An interior of the main casing has a pumping...
6663586 System for collection of blood without damage  
A system for the collection of physiological fluids includes a vacuum source ( 14 ) that is controlled to provide low vacuum as a function of whether fluids are entering the system. The suction...
6635034 Multifunctional handpiece for use in open and laparoscopic laser surgery and electrosurgery  
A manual and automatic fluid control system and method for use in open and laparoscopic laser surgery and electrosurgery is disclosed. The system includes a manual mode along with several automatic...
6626827 Fluid management assembly for use in endoscopic procedures  
A fluid management assembly for use in an endoscopic procedure is provided. The assembly comprises a first line for fluid to flow therethrough from an endoscope to a Y-connector and a second line...
6599271 Ophthalmic flow converter  
A device for preventing post occlusion flow surges during eye surgery includes an enclosure defining an inlet and an outlet. The enclosure further defines a flow passage between the inlet and the...
6579255 Pressurized flow of fluid into the eye using pump and pressure measurement system  
A method and apparatus provided for controlling fluid control to and from an eye or a phacoemulsification handpiece. The handpiece includes an ultrasonically driven, hollow, sleeved needle and the...
6533244 Backwash flow control valve  
Apparatus for treating water utilizes a single flow control valve that has only one moving part to divert treated water from several water treatment units to backwash another water treatment unit.
6471667 Medical suctioning methods  
A medical fluid suctioning device for selectively applying varied levels of suction pressure at a device-tissue interface includes a direct “trumpet”-type control mechanism in conjunction with...
6425883 Method and apparatus for controlling vacuum as a function of ultrasonic power in an ophthalmic phaco aspirator  
An aspiration system that may include a control valve to allow a flow of fluid into an aspiration line and vary a vacuum pressure within the line. The system may include a pressure transducer that...
6355012 Breast milk pump  
A breast pump for connection to a pair of funnel-like breast bodies via a corresponding pair of vacuum conduits in order to pump mother's milk into a milk collection container, the pump comprising...
6290671 Regulating device for a breast pump  
The partial vacuum generated in a vacuum chamber by a suction pump via an air aspirating line and a hose can be changed by admitting leakage air through an air supply line. The supplied amount of...
6171280 Aspirator having dual inter-operating manipulation units  
First and second aspirator manipulation units operate a single-pipette in a coagulation analyzer for aspirating plasma samples from both rubber-capped as well as uncapped vessels. A first holder in...
6168575 Method and apparatus for controlling intraocular pressure  
The present invention comprises a miniature pump which can be implanted in the eye for controllably removing excess fluid from the eye to treat glaucoma. The pump, in accordance with the inventive...
6149622 Handpiece for surgical aspiration and irrigation device  
A surgical device which has an elongated body which is curved at one of its ends, and which has two through passages at each of its ends and two connecting lines connecting the through passages in...
6142980 Multi-function medical control valve assembly  
The invention is directed to a multi-function control valve assembly for use in aspirating the left ventricle of the heart during open heart bypass surgery. The control valve assembly includes a...
6045516 Cleanable medical/surgical suction devices  
A medical/surgical suction device of three essential main parts. The first part is a metal tube having a proximal port and a distal port. The proximal part is attached to a have or flexible tube...
6024731 Wound drainage system  
A low vacuum wound drainage system comprising a high vacuum bottle having an on/off switch to allow/prevent release of the vacuum from the bottle, and a connector for connection of a wound drainage...
6024120 Pressure relief valve with moving diaphragm  
A valve for relieving an excess negative pressure condition inside a medical device comprising a diaphragm with an inner periphery and an outer periphery and an actuator having a piston extending...
6013049 Controlled outflow sleeve  
Method and apparatus for removing a natural lens from an eye provides for inserting an infusion cannula into an anterior chamber of an eye and establishing fluid communication into a lens capsule...
5964733 Suction device for medical purposes  
The invention relates to a suction device for medical purposes with one or more side apertures and with a valve which responds to a vacuum. The invention is characterised in that the side apertures...
5902267 Breast pump system using wall vacuum source  
An automatically-modulated breast pump system for connection to a fixed-suction central vacuum system is disclosed. The breast pump system comprises a regulator adapted to be connected to the...
5902264 Endoscopic surgical instrument for aspiration and irrigation  
An endoscopic surgical instrument for aspiration, irrigation, and blowing gas adjacent a surgical site is provided. The instrument includes a handle portion and a cannula member extending distally...
5899884 Suction regulator  
A suction regulator having an elongated hollow body with interconnected distal and proximal ports at opposite ends thereof, each adapted to be connected to an end of a flexible conduits The...
5890516 Stomach suction pump connector valve  
A disposable device for controlling the rate of suction to and from a bodily organ, such as the stomach, during a lavage procedure that involves the use of a movable controller that slides back and...
5855562 Suction control valve  
A suction control valve comprising a valve housing defining a cavity and including an inlet port for being connected to a suction tube, an outlet port for being connected to a suction source, and a...
5836909 Automatic fluid control system for use in open and laparoscopic laser surgery and electrosurgery and method therefor  
A manual and automatic fluid control system and method for use in open and laparoscopic laser surgery and electrosurgery is disclosed. The system includes a manual mode along with several automatic...
5795328 Vacuum system and a method of operating a vacuum system  
A vacuum system and a method of operating a vacuum system. The system comprises a vacuum line, a pump, a pump motor, a pressure adjusting assembly, a pressure sensor and a control means. The pump...
5779687 Method of removing undesirable fluid from respiration passages by suction catheter assemblies  
A method of removing undesirable fluid from the respiration passages of a patient uses a closed system suction catheter assembly having a protective sleeve enclosing an aspirating catheter...
5738656 Drainage apparatus and method of use  
The invention concerns a drainage device for removing fluids by suction from body cavities, in particular from pleural cavity (12), the device having a drainage line (52) for removing the fluids by...
5738091 Suction catheter connection arrangements with automatically operated valve  
The invention relates to a suction catheter device usable with a respiratory support system which includes a catheter enveloped in a sleeve having a proximal end connector for connection to a...
5730727 Thumb conformable suction control regulator  
A suction control regulator for use with a medical suction catheter wherein the regulator includes a rigid molded body attached to a flexible suction catheter at its front and connectable to a...
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