Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A funnel-shaped aspirating device for aspirating a region of a patient, said device comprising: a funnel-shield including a mouth, a shaft, and a chamber between the inner and outer spaced-apart walls for aspirating fluids, a plurality of suction ports disposed in the inner wall of said funnel-shield communicating with said chamber, and at least one opening in the inner wall of said shaft of the funnel-shield for communicating with a source of negative pressure, the mouth of said funnel-shield being anatomically contoured to mate with the lower uterine segment of a patient, said funnel-shield being transparent in at least a portion thereof to permit visual observation of the region of aspiration; and a tubular aspirator means having a puncture end and a discharge end, said tubular aspirator means comprising an elongated hollow shaft adapted to be slidably circumcased within the shaft of said funnel-shield, said tubular aspirator means including at the puncture end thereof a membrane puncture means and a fluid inlet port, said tubular aspirator means having at least one relief port therein for communicating with a common vacuum source that supplies negative aspirating pressure to both said funnel-shield and said tubular aspirator means when said relief port on the tubular aspirator means and the opening in the inner shield shaft are in alignment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A funnel-shaped aspirating device for aspirating a region of a patient, said device comprising: a funnel-shield including a mouth, a shaft, and a chamber between the inner and outer spaced-apart walls for aspirating fluids, a plurality of suction ports disposed in the inner wall of said funnel-shield communicating with said chamber, and at least one opening in the inner wall of said shaft of the funnel-shield for communicating with a source of negative pressure, the mouth of said funnel-shield being anatomically contoured to mate with the lower uterine segment of a patient, said funnel-shield being transparent in at least a portion thereof to permit visual observation of the region of aspiration; and a tubular aspirator means having a puncture end and a discharge end, said tubular aspirator means comprising an elongated hollow shaft adapted to be slidably circumcased within the shaft of said funnel-shield, said tubular aspirator means including at the puncture end thereof a membrane puncture means and a fluid inlet port, said tubular aspirator means having at least one relief port therein for communicating with a common vacuum source that supplies negative aspirating pressure to both said funnel-shield and said tubular aspirator means when said relief port on the tubular aspirator means and the opening in the inner shield shaft are in alignment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
An aspirating device as recited in claim 1 further including: stud means and guide track means located between said tubular aspirator means and funnel-shield for fixedly positioning said tubular aspirator in a position so that the puncture end protrudes beyond the mouth of said funnel-shield while at least one set of respective openings between said aspirator means and funnel-shield are in alignment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A funnel-shaped aspirating device as recited in claim 1 further including thumb controlled relief port disposed on said tubular aspirator for controlling the source of negative pressure applied to said funnel-shield and said tubular aspirator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A funnel-shaped aspirating device as recited in claim 1 wherein the mouth of said funnel-shield has an ovoid shape in order to mate the anatomical region of the patient.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A funnel-shaped aspirating device as recited in claim 1 wherein the size of said plurality of suction ports are adapted for aspirating amniotic fluids without clogging by extraneous substances contained therein.