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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2017
Buffalo Filter Llc, Lancaster, NY (US);
Jason David Reiter, West Seneca, NY (US);
William Kellner, Amherst, NY (US);
Jay Kajdas, Getzville, NY (US);
Kyrylo Shvetsov, Depew, NY (US);
Robert Scroggins, Union, KY (US);
Gregory Pepe, Lancaster, NY (US);
Samantha Bonano, Williamsville, NY (US);
Buffalo Filter LLC, Lancaster, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for sensing. An exemplary apparatus includes a surgical device, a control unit comprising a user interface, a power unit, a motor, a warning element, a processor, and a memory including computer program instructions, the user interface operable to select between an on or off setting for the apparatus, the power unit operable to connect with a power source. The apparatus further includes a sensor located on at least one of the surgical device and the control unit, the sensor operable to sense a presence of gases, and a conduit comprising a vacuum tube fluidly coupled to the surgical device and the control unit, and a communication line operable to transmit electronic signals between the surgical device, the control unit and the sensor.