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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Michael L. Koltz, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventor:
Michael L. Koltz, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61L 2/07 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1622 (2013.01); A61B 17/1628 (2013.01); A61L 2/07 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0813 (2016.02);
Abstract
A steam-sterilizable powered surgical handpiece provided with a check valve for venting of an interior cavity of the handpiece. The check valve may be configured to vent steam, steam condensate or contaminants from the interior cavity during a steam sterilization cycle. The check valve may be configured to open when subjected to steam sterilization parameters to prevent gas, liquid or contaminants from potentially degrading interior components of the handpiece.