Control handle with locking means for surgical irrigation
US5147292A · kind A · utility
120Cited by
7References
6Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S604/902
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A handpiece for a surgical irrigator and suction device includes a drip-free valve arrangement in which the portion of the flexible irrigation conduit is kinked in a V-shape. The extent to which the flexible irrigation conduit is kinked is controlled by a trigger, adapted for one-hand operation and in which the trigger can be controlled to be locked, selectively, in a full flow, no flow or manually controllable variable flow mode.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.