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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. 04, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2002
Steven Zung-hong Wu, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Christina Joy D'arrigo, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Steven Zung-Hong Wu, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Christina Joy D'Arrigo, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A suction device for applying vacuum to a tissue surface is provided. The suction device including: a suction cup portion having a wall defining a cavity and an engagement surface for engaging the tissue surface; a vacuum inlet portion connected to the suction cup portion, the vacuum inlet portion having an inlet for connection to a vacuum source and a conduit in fluid communication with the vacuum inlet and the cavity such that a vacuum applied to the inlet is transferred to the cavity; and a valve disposed in the bore for selectively venting the vacuum in the cavity.
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