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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2014
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);
Richard C. Faherty, Watertown, MA (US);
Lawrence J. St. George, Sudbury, MA (US);
Gyrus ACMI, INC., Southborough, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method are presented for a lithotripter comprising a handle, a driver resource contained within the handle, a probe housed within the handle, an extension which may be the probe, a shielding insert, or a removable passageway which extends through a central lumen of the driver resource and protects the central lumen from surgical debris when in use and as a result reduces time required to perform sterilization. Sealing means may be provided to connect the probe into the handle, including a ferrule, collet, split collet, screw connection, O-rings, or a combination thereof to further limit debris entering the central lumen of the handle. It is contemplated that the device of the present invention is capable of achieving a four minute flash cycle validation.