Portable apparatus for controlling fluid flow to a surgical site
US5261883A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/0612
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and apparatus are disclosed for controlling amounts of fluid flow to and from a surgical site. The system includes a surgical handpiece having means including a passage for allowing fluid flow to and from a surgical site. A dispensing assembly is couplable to the handpiece for movement therewith and is selectively operable for automatically controlling continuously or discretely a controlled and metered amount of fluid flow to and from the surgical site.
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