Apparatus for establishing and maintaining a positive atmospheric pressure surgical field
US6199551A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 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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