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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Robert O. Dean, Buffalo, NY (US);
Jay T. Kajdas, Getzville, NY (US);
Inventors:
Robert O. Dean, Buffalo, NY (US);
Jay T. Kajdas, Getzville, NY (US);
Assignee:
Buffalo Filter LLC, Lancaster, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2013.01); A61B 2218/008 (2013.01); B01D 46/0036 (2013.01); B01D 46/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved smoke evacuation device for use in laparoscopic surgeries. One improvement is a hydrophilic wick positioned within the inlet system of the smoke device for absorbing moisture and trapping surgical waste entering the smoke evacuation device. The second improvement is a multi-outlet valve inserted into the outlet system of the smoke evacuation device to enable quick depressurization of the surgical site.