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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2019
Applicant:

Buffalo Filter Llc, Lancaster, NY (US);

Inventors:

Mark C. Szymanski, Buffalo, NY (US);

Michael A. Chimiak, Williamsville, NY (US);

Kyrylo Shvetsov, Depew, NY (US);

Gregory Pepe, Lancaster, NY (US);

Samantha Bonano, WIliamsville, NY (US);

Assignee:

Buffalo Filter LLC, Lancaster, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2006.01); B03C 3/011 (2006.01); B03C 3/88 (2006.01); B03C 3/49 (2006.01); B03C 3/41 (2006.01); B03C 3/74 (2006.01); B03C 3/019 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2013.01); A61B 18/1402 (2013.01); B03C 3/011 (2013.01); B03C 3/019 (2013.01); B03C 3/41 (2013.01); B03C 3/49 (2013.01); B03C 3/746 (2013.01); B03C 3/88 (2013.01); A61B 18/203 (2013.01); A61B 2017/32007 (2017.08); A61B 2018/0091 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2218/008 (2013.01); B03C 2201/04 (2013.01); B03C 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

Presented are a method and apparatus for evacuation. An exemplary fluid evacuation system includes a surgical apparatus having a fluid conduit therethrough. The system further includes a vacuum tube fluidly coupled with the fluid conduit, and an electrostatic precipitator fluidly coupled with the fluid conduit. Additionally, the system includes a vacuum source fluidly coupled with the vacuum tube, wherein the vacuum source is operable to create a flow of fluid through the fluid conduit, the vacuum tube and the electrostatic precipitator.


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