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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Surgiquest, Inc., Milford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Carlos Babini, Easton, CT (US);
Dominick Mastri, Bridgeport, CT (US);
Kenneth Blier, Cheshire, CT (US);
Gregory Runner, Norwalk, CT (US);
Assignee:
Surgiquest, Inc., Milford, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/10 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2013.01); B01D 46/0041 (2013.01); B01D 46/521 (2013.01); A61B 2218/008 (2013.01); B01D 2279/35 (2013.01);
Abstract
A smoke evacuation system for an open surgical site is disclosed which includes a filter cartridge assembly including a housing having an inlet port, a flow path extending from the inlet port, and a filter element disposed within the flow path, a flexible conduit having a proximal end connected to the inlet port of the filter assembly, and a smoke evacuator configured for detachable connection to a distal end of the flexible conduit for drawing smoke away from the surgical site and into the filter assembly through the conduit.