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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Surgiquest, Inc., Milford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Dominick Mastri, Bridgeport, CT (US);
Ralph Stearns, Bozrah, CT (US);
Michael J. Augelli, Prospect, CT (US);
Kenneth Blier, Cheshire, CT (US);
Assignee:
SurgiQues, Inc., Milford, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 13/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/165 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); B01D 51/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 13/003 (2013.01); A61M 5/165 (2013.01); A61M 13/006 (2014.02); B01D 46/0008 (2013.01); B01D 46/0019 (2013.01); A61B 17/3474 (2013.01); A61B 2218/008 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1021 (2013.01); B01D 51/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system is disclosed for delivering gas during a laparoscopic surgical procedure performed within a patient's abdominal cavity requiring smoke evacuation which includes a gas delivery device having a housing with a port for receiving pressurized insufflating gas from a gas source, a pump assembly for circulating gas throughout the system, and a disposable gas conditioning unit or filter cartridge configured for operative association with the gas delivery device.