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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
John D Cook, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Inlet Medical, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
13762546 ; 13762547 ; 251209 ; 251309 ; 251904 ; 604 32 ; 604248 ;
Abstract
The invention is a valving device for use in laparoscopic surgery. The device generally has a valve housing having a wall defining a common channel. The channel includes at least first and second apertures extending through the channel wall to allow fluid communication to and from the channel. The invention also includes a laparoscopic probe having a channel created by a wall defining a first open end and a second open end, as well as a valve for trapping debris positioned within the channel first open end.