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Apparatus for establishing and maintaining a positive atmospheric pressure surgical field

US6199551A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 1998
Grant dateMar 13, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2090/401
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for enclosing a portion of a patient in need of surgery to define an enclosure in which a positive air pressure is introduced to decrease blood loss during surgery. This apparatus may be used to provide a generally sterile field and to decrease blood loss during surgery.

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