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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2014
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Brian VanderWoude, Portage, MI (US);
Brian MacLachlan, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Stephen Isham, Mattawan, MI (US);
Stephen Reasoner, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
David Hershberger, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Chad Drake, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Benjamin Edinger, Grand Haven, MI (US);
STRYKER CORPORATION, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A cassette () for use with a medical waste collection system (). The cassette includes a housing () shaped to be removably attached to a receptacle () integral with the housing. A sleeve () is attached to the cassette so as to be located forward of the housing. The sleeve is formed with a void space. A fitting () for collection to a suction line is attached to the sleeve. A screen () is removably fitted in the sleeve void space. The screen is fitted in the sleeve void space when it is desirable to catch tissue that may be entrained in the fluid stream from the suction line.