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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2009
Applicant:
David P. Gallo, Sr., Naples, FL (US);
Inventor:
David P. Gallo, Sr., Naples, FL (US);
Assignee:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suction flow regulator including an adapter and a grommet fixed inside the adapter for permitting air to access a vacuum flow path according to a vacuum level. The grommet is fixed inside an adapter by a securing mechanism (for example, a compression plate). The grommet may be used with an additional elastomeric element (for example, a smaller grommet) that provides flexibility during vacuum exposure and deflects to expose holes in the grommet under vacuum. Alternatively, the grommet may be a single unit grommet with a cantilever configuration.