Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
267 words
A gas/saline insufflation system for use with an arthroscopic attachment with a gas inlet and an arthroscope with a saline inlet, said gas/saline insufflation system comprising: a. a gas insufflator which provides a flow of gas; b. a first tubing in fluid communication with the gas insufflator for being coupled to a gas inlet of the arthroscopic attachment; c. a saline source which provides a flow of saline; d. a second tubing in fluid communication with said saline source for being coupled to a saline inlet of the arthroscopic attachment; e. a housing with an open end which has a first bore and a second bore and which also has a first slotted chamber and a second slotted chamber both of which are contiguous to said first and second bores, respectively, within which said first and second tubings, respectively, are disposed; and f. a gas/saline control knob having a solid cylinder which has a first semi-cylindrical notch and a second semi-cylindrical notch and which is rotatively coupled within said housing with said first and second semi-cylindrical notches being aligned with said first and second slotted chambers, respectively, whereby when an unnotched portion of said solid cylinder is contigous to either said first or second tubing, it compresses said tubing into either said first or second slotted chamber thereby closing off either said flow of gas or saline respectively, therein and when either said first or second semi-cylindrical notch becomes contiguous to either said first or second tubing, respectively, said tubing is no longer compressed thereby maintaining or turning on either said flow of gas or saline therethrough.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
267 words
A gas/saline insufflation system for use with an arthroscopic attachment with a gas inlet and an arthroscope with a saline inlet, said gas/saline insufflation system comprising: a. a gas insufflator which provides a flow of gas; b. a first tubing in fluid communication with the gas insufflator for being coupled to a gas inlet of the arthroscopic attachment; c. a saline source which provides a flow of saline; d. a second tubing in fluid communication with said saline source for being coupled to a saline inlet of the arthroscopic attachment; e. a housing with an open end which has a first bore and a second bore and which also has a first slotted chamber and a second slotted chamber both of which are contiguous to said first and second bores, respectively, within which said first and second tubings, respectively, are disposed; and f. a gas/saline control knob having a solid cylinder which has a first semi-cylindrical notch and a second semi-cylindrical notch and which is rotatively coupled within said housing with said first and second semi-cylindrical notches being aligned with said first and second slotted chambers, respectively, whereby when an unnotched portion of said solid cylinder is contigous to either said first or second tubing, it compresses said tubing into either said first or second slotted chamber thereby closing off either said flow of gas or saline respectively, therein and when either said first or second semi-cylindrical notch becomes contiguous to either said first or second tubing, respectively, said tubing is no longer compressed thereby maintaining or turning on either said flow of gas or saline therethrough.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
148 words
A gas/saline insufflation system with suction control according to claim 1 for use with a suction probe and a suction device wherein said housing has a threaded end, a third bore and a third slotted chamber which is contiguous to said third bore and wherein said gas/saline insufflation system also comprises: a. a third tubing in fluid communication with a source of suction, for being coupled to a suction probe; and b. a suction control knob with a solid, threaded cylinder which is threaded onto said houding at its said threaded end whereby, when said solid, threaded cylinder has been threaded to its closed off position, said solid, threaded cylinder compresses said third tubing thereby closing off suction and when said solid, threaded cylinder in unthreaded from its closed off position, said solid, threaded cylinder no longer compresses said third tubing thereby either maintaining or turning on suction.