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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2019
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Ben Fineout, Zeeland, MI (US);
Brett Merkel, Portage, MI (US);
Jonathan Bodnar, Keller, TX (US);
Robert Mitchell Baldwin, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Marc Arthur, Rivers Junction, MI (US);
Steve Rolfson, Jr., Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A surgical irrigation cassette comprises a cassette housing, a portion of a pump, and fluid pathways. The housing defines a chamber therein and a first console connector including a first pneumatic connector port. The pump portion includes an intake side of the pump and an output side of the pump. The fluid pathways are disposed at least in part within the chamber. A first fluid pathway, in an installed position, connects the intake side of the pump with a supply fluid container. A second fluid pathway, in an installed position, connects the output side of the pump and a handpiece. A third fluid pathway, in an installed position, connects the handpiece and a waste container A fourth fluid pathway, in an installed position, connects the first console connector and the waste container.