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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2006
Applicant:
Richard C. Vogel, Potomac, MD (US);
Inventor:
Richard C. Vogel, Potomac, MD (US);
Assignee:
Innovative Therapies, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus includes a pressure housing configured to be coupled to a vacuum source and a diaphragm sealingly coupled to the pressure housing. The diaphragm is configured to move in response to the vacuum source. A magnet is coupled to the diaphragm. A magnetic switch is disposed opposite the magnet and is configured to be actuated by the magnet when the magnet is a predetermined distance from the magnetic switch. The magnetic switch is configured to selectively actuate the vacuum source.