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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Nathaniel Tran, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Douglas E. Ott, Macon, GA (US);
Inventors:
Nathaniel Tran, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Douglas E. Ott, Macon, GA (US);
Assignee:
LEXION MEDICAL LLC, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61M 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2013.01); A61M 13/003 (2013.01); A61M 16/109 (2014.02); A61M 16/161 (2014.02); A61B 2019/385 (2013.01); A61B 2218/005 (2013.01); A61M 16/1075 (2013.01); A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for clearing of a surgical site during the performance of a medical procedure where a single phase wash fluid, which has been conditioned, is directed at the surgical site to inhibit or prevent harm to the body tissue as unwanted debris is blown away from the surgical site thereby permitting a surgeon to safely perform a medical procedure without the presence of unwanted liquids or unwanted debris at the surgical site.