Connector for irrigation-aspiration instrument
US6887221B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M1/772
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical instrument includes a handpiece having irrigation and aspiration channels, a connector coupled to the handpiece by a sliding friction fit and having channels forming continuations of the irrigation and aspiration channels, and a removable tip threadedly coupled to the connector.
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