Apparatus for eliminating air bubbles in an ultrasonic surgical device
US5151083A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S604/902
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an ultrasonic handpiece with irrigation an aspiration passages, an opening is made between the aspirating passage and the irrigating passage so as to remove bubbles from the operating site so that the surgeon's vision will not be obstructed.
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