Patents
US 12745935 B2: Surgical suction device that uses positive pressure gas
- Granted
- 2026-09-29
- Filed
- 2021-01-13 application 17148029
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for generating a variable liquid vacuum with an accompanying stable gas flow rate. In particular, when a suction device suctions a liquid and gas mixture it is advantageous to provide a variable vacuum or vacuum to apply to the liquid component while the flow rate of the gas stays constant or essentially constant.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 (ipgb20260929.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONMED CORPORATION 303 patents | US company or organization | Utica, NY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Mark Minskoff | Palo Alto, CA | 76 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 | |
| James Jackson | Victoria, CA | 19 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 | |
| Elisabeth Jacques Leeflang | San Francisco, CA | 14 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 | |
| Aaron Olafur Laurence Philippsen | Victoria, CA | 10 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B5/15003 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M1/732 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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