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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. 06, 2004
Filed:
May. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
William W. Cimino, Louisville, CO (US);
Peter D. Geary, Erie, CO (US);
Assignee:
Sound Surgical Technologies LLC, Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an improved surgical instrument and method for the aspiration of tissues and fluids from a patient via suction through a small diameter cannula. The device and method achieve improved results (e.g., speed and efficiency of the surgical procedure) using a continuous, precise amount of vented air of between about 3 and about 40 cubic feet per hour.