Reduction and removal of particles during or following surgical procedures
US9308366B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB03C2201/26
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is apparatus 100 for the reduction or removal of smoke particles suspended in a local atmosphere A and resulting from a surgical procedure, the apparatus including or comprising two electrodes 140 and 150 each in electrical communication with or being electrically connectable to opposite poles of a source of high voltage dc electricity. A first of the electrodes 140 may be electrically connectable to a patient P. and a second 150 may be positionable within or adjacent a patient such that the two electrodes, when in communication with opposite poles of said high voltage, ionize said particles in use, for attracting said particles toward the patient or toward the second of the electrodes.
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