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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2003
Ziad R. Ghannoum, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Sean C. Madden, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Glenn Sussman, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
John R. Underwood, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Ziad R. Ghannoum, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Sean C. Madden, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Glenn Sussman, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
John R. Underwood, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
A tip assembly for a liquefaction surgical handpiece. The tip assembly has an inner connector and an outer cap. The outer cap contains an external thread for attaching the tip assembly to a handpiece. The inner housing contains an alignment tab and fits within the outer cap so as to allow rotation of the inner connector within the outer cap. The inner and outer liquefaction tip tubes are frictionally fit into a bore in the inner connector. The proximal end of the inner housing contains a gasket that seal the inner housing against the handpiece.