Portable vacuum device
US9694118B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M1/804
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable vacuum device including: a source of liquefied gas; a gas operated vacuum generator having a vacuum inlet; a valve for controlling flow of gas from the source to the vacuum generator; a suction tube having proximal and distal ends; a collection container having an outlet coupled to the vacuum inlet of the vacuum generator and an inlet coupled to the proximal end of the suction tube, the arrangement being such that when said valve is opened the vacuum generator creates a vacuum in the container and at the distal end of the suction tube.
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