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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2019
Ic Surgical, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Eric Hassenpflug, Westerville, OH (US);
John Bartholomew, Hilliard, OH (US);
Steven Madland, Columbus, OH (US);
David Holley, Lancaster, OH (US);
John P. Tallarico, Powell, OH (US);
Larry K. Hooks, Jr., Gahanna, OH (US);
Corrie Bennison, Lewis Center, OH (US);
William G. Atterbury, Columbus, OH (US);
Michael Scott Ulrich, Columbus, OH (US);
Russell Kittel, Gahanna, OH (US);
Jeffrey L. Ellis, Columbus, OH (US);
Thomas Haubert, Columbus, OH (US);
IC Surgical, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
Devices and systems disclosed herein may include a negative pressure pump that includes a reservoir defining a lumen and a longitudinal axis, a piston, and a drive assembly comprising a spring. Motion of the spring may move the piston along the longitudinal axis of the reservoir to create a negative pressure within the reservoir. Methods of manufacturing a negative pressure pump and using a negative pressure pump to remove fluid from a target site are also described.