Device for continuously irrigating and draining human or animal body tissues or cavities
US5246422A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The device consists of a permanent module (10) and a removable cassette (11). The permanent module comprises a housing (12) with control keys (13) and physical value indicators (14), and two drive hubs (20, 21) for driving two peristaltic pumps mounted in a cassette. The inlet duct (15) of the first pump is connected to a container of physiological liquid, the outlet duct (16) of this pump supplies said liquid to the operating zone, and the duct (17) of the second pump is connected to an operating instrument to drain off the liquid, the duct (18) of this second pump being coupled with a drainage circuit.
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