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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2012
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
John Philip Riordan, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Bonnie V. Dougherty, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Ryan M. Foley, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Jessleen Kanwal, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Alexander M. Guendel, Charlottesville, VA (US);
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
A system or device for providing medical suction, particularly for intubating patients, wherein the system or device helps prevent clogging from solids dispersed in the liquid to be suctioned. This device will allow the user to effectively clear an airway or other region of the patient while minimizing the occurrence of clogs and providing for the effective and expedited unclogging of the device without the necessity of removing the device from the patient or requiring two hands to unclog.