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Fluid management device and system

US11992600B1 · kind B1 · utility

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21Claims

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Inventors

James S. Newkirk · Hyde Park, US
Sylvan Fowles · White Plains, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 23, 2022
Grant date	May 28, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 23, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2039/1077
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fluid management device and system for controlling fluid at a surgical site. The device includes a flexible tube, an adapter, and a porous absorption element. The flexible tube includes a distal end, a proximal end, and a length therebetween. The length extends along a longitudinal axis. The distal end includes a distal opening configured to communicate fluid between the flexible tube and a surgical site. The adapter includes a first end coupled to the proximal end of the flexible tube and a second end configured to couple to a vacuum source or a fluid source. The porous absorption element is fixably coupled to a portion of the length of the flexible tube such that the porous absorption element encloses the distal end of the tube.

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