Negative pressure pumps and related methods

US10548778B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• IC SURGICAL, INC. · US

Inventors

• Eric Hassenpflug · Westerville, US
• John Bartholomew · Columbus, US
• Steven Michael Madland · Columbus, US
• David Holley · Lancaster, US
• John Tallarico · Powell, US
• Larry Keith Hooks, Jr. · Gahanna, US
• Corrie Bennison · Lewis Center, US
• William G. Atterbury · Columbus, US
• Michael Scott ULRICH · Columbus, US
• Russell Kittel · Gahanna, US
• Jeffrey L. Ellis · Columbus, US
• Thomas D. Haubert · Columbus, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 1, 2019
• Grant date: Feb 4, 2020
• Expiry date: Apr 1, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/103
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Devices and systems disclosed herein may include a negative pressure pump that includes a reservoir defining a lumen and a longitudinal axis, a piston, and a drive assembly comprising a spring. Motion of the spring may move the piston along the longitudinal axis of the reservoir to create a negative pressure within the reservoir. Methods of manufacturing a negative pressure pump and using a negative pressure pump to remove fluid from a target site are also described.