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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:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wesley H. Verkaart, Norwell, MA (US);
James R. Ellsworth, Norwell, MA (US);
Assignee:
Harvest Technologies Corporation, Plymouth, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 ;
Abstract
A system for the collection of physiological fluids includes a vacuum source ( ) that is controlled to provide low vacuum as a function of whether fluids are entering the system. The suction wand and associated tubing are made of thin flexible materials, and the pressures employed do little damage to the collected fluids.