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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:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
May. 11, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas P Clement, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Mectra Labs, Inc., Bloomfield, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128753 ; 604 22 ; 606170 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an irrigation and suction lavage assembly for irrigation, suction, and removal of body tissue. The assembly includes a rigid conduit piece, an inner cannula, a movable outer cannula with a cutter, and an independently movable actuated valve to control irrigation and suction.