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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Applicant:
Laurence J. Cull, Wildwood, MO (US);
Inventor:
Laurence J. Cull, Wildwood, MO (US);
Assignee:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a surgical systemfor aspiration of a biological material comprising a source of irrigation fluid, a collection cassette, a pumpfor creating a vacuum in the collection cassette, a handpieceapplied to a surgical area for infusing irrigation fluid and for aspirating a biological material, conduitsandconnecting the handpiece to each of the source of irrigation fluid and the collection cassette and meansfor isolating the pump from the handpiece to prevent creation of vacuum within the conduitand the collection cassetteafter receiving a stop signal.