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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Kvi Llc, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas P. Clement, Bloomington, IN (US);
S. Stone Linton, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
KVI LLC, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61M 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0064 (2013.01); A61B 18/1482 (2013.01); A61M 1/0035 (2014.02); A61M 1/0066 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1422 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1475 (2013.01); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01); A61B 2218/007 (2013.01); A61M 1/0056 (2013.01); A61M 1/0068 (2014.02); A61M 3/022 (2014.02); A61M 3/0208 (2014.02); A61M 3/0212 (2014.02); A61M 3/0216 (2014.02); A61M 3/0233 (2013.01); A61M 3/0254 (2013.01); A61M 3/0279 (2013.01); A61M 3/0283 (2013.01); A61M 2205/7545 (2013.01); A61M 2205/7554 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for injecting a saline solution into an open cavity of a patient's body, and, alternatively, vacuuming fluids from the open cavity during laparoscopic surgery that provides constant feed and amplified pressure to provide a steady fluid output, in a disposable, single use handheld surgical device.