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US5250065A
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Disposable lavage tip assembly
Assignee: Mectra Labs Inc
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Filing: 1992-09-14
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Granted: 1993-10-05
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Expires: 2012-09-14
Abstract
Abstract A surgical device has a longitudinally extending cannula formed to define an interior channel. The cannula is attached to a conduit piece that defines first, second, and third passageways in fluid communication with the interior channel of the cannula. A surgical knife is positioned within the interior channel of the cannula so that its cutting edge extends at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the cannula.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas P. Clement
- 👤 David P. Weber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:01
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/320016; A61B17/3203; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1482; A61M; A61M1/00; A61M1/71; A61M1/77; A61M1/772; A61M1/774; A61M1/84; A61B10/00; A61B10/02; A61B10/0233; A61B10/0266; A61B10/0275; A61B10/0283; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B18/18; A61B18/20; A61B18/22; A61B18/24; A61B18/26; A61B2017/0023; A61B2017/0046; A61B17/22; A61B2017/22072; A61B90/00; A61B90/30; A61B2090/306; A61B90/04; A61M1/74; A61M1/741; A61M1/7411
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A surgical device comprising a longitudinally extending cannula formed to define an interior channel having a longitudinal axis, a knife positioned within the interior channel of the cannula, the knife being formed to have a first cutting edge extending at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of said cannula, and wherein the knife has a second cutting edge extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of cannula, the cannula being formed to define a notch that at least partially exposes the second cutting edge of the knife.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
A surgical device comprising a longitudinally extending cannula formed to define an interior channel having a longitudinal axis, a knife positioned within the interior channel of the cannula, the knife being formed to have a first cutting edge extending at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of said cannula, and wherein the knife has a second cutting edge extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of cannula, the cannula being formed to define a notch that at least partially exposes the second cutting edge of the knife.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
134 words
A surgical device comprising a longitudinally extending cannula formed to define an interior channel having a longitudinal axis a knife positioned within the interior channel of the cannula, the knife being formed to have a first cutting edge extending at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of said cannula, further comprising a conduit piece to which the cannula is attached, said conduit piece defining an at least one passageway in fluid communication with the interior channel of the cannula, further comprising a valve body containing a valve, wherein said valve body is coupled to the conduit piece, wherein said valve body is shaped to have a manually grippable body, and wherein said valve body defines a fourth passageway extending therethrough in fluid communication with the at least one passageway of the conduit piece.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
134 words
A surgical device comprising a longitudinally extending cannula formed to define an interior channel having a longitudinal axis a knife positioned within the interior channel of the cannula, the knife being formed to have a first cutting edge extending at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of said cannula, further comprising a conduit piece to which the cannula is attached, said conduit piece defining an at least one passageway in fluid communication with the interior channel of the cannula, further comprising a valve body containing a valve, wherein said valve body is coupled to the conduit piece, wherein said valve body is shaped to have a manually grippable body, and wherein said valve body defines a fourth passageway extending therethrough in fluid communication with the at least one passageway of the conduit piece.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a rotary valve positioned within the valve body to control fluid flow within the fourth passageway.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
115 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the valve body defines a cylindrical opening extending transversely therethrough and intercepting said fourth passageway, a cylindrical molded plastic, one-piece rotor for snug slidable and rotational insertion into said cylindrical opening to block said fourth passageway, said rotor being rotatable about an axis between valve opening and valve closing positions, said rotor having at least one transaxial passageway therethrough which opens said fourth passageway through said valve body when said rotor is in a valve opening position and which closes said fourth passageway when said rotor is in a valve closing position, and thumb-actuated means for rotating said rotor between the valve opening position and the valve closing position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
116 words
A surgical device comprising a longitudinally extending cannula formed to define an interior channel, a knife positioned substantially within the interior channel of the cannula, said knife having a first cutting edge extending at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of cannula, and a conduit piece attached to the cannula and formed to define first, second, and third passageways in fluid communication with the interior channel of the cannula, said second passageway and first passageway being formed to lie along the same longitudinal axis as defined by the cannula to permit unimpeded flow of fluid from the second passageway through the first passageway and through the interior channel of the cannula to wash the knife.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
116 words
A surgical device comprising a longitudinally extending cannula formed to define an interior channel, a knife positioned substantially within the interior channel of the cannula, said knife having a first cutting edge extending at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of cannula, and a conduit piece attached to the cannula and formed to define first, second, and third passageways in fluid communication with the interior channel of the cannula, said second passageway and first passageway being formed to lie along the same longitudinal axis as defined by the cannula to permit unimpeded flow of fluid from the second passageway through the first passageway and through the interior channel of the cannula to wash the knife.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the third passageway transversely extends relative to the common axis of the first and second passageways.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the knife has a second cutting edge extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of cannula, and wherein the cannula is formed to define a notch that at least partially exposes the second cutting edge of the knife.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
54 words
The apparatus of claim 5 further comprising a valve located within a valve body coupled to the conduit piece, wherein said valve body is shaped to have a manually grippable body, and wherein said valve body defines a fourth passageway extending therethrough in fluid communication with the the third passageway of the conduit piece.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising a rotary valve positioned within the valve body to control fluid flow within the fourth passageway.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
115 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the valve body defines a cylindrical opening extending transversely therethrough and intercepting said fourth passageway, a cylindrical molded plastic, one-piece rotor for snug slidable and rotational insertion into said cylindrical opening to block said fourth passageway, said rotor being rotatable about an axis between valve opening and valve closing positions, said rotor having at least one transaxial passageway therethrough which opens said fourth passageway through said valve body when said rotor is in a valve opening position and which closes said fourth passageway when said rotor is in a valve closing position, and thumb-actuated means for rotating said rotor between the valve opening position and the valve closing position.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
160 words
A surgical device for insertion and positioning in a human body comprising: a cannula formed to define an interior channel, a conduit piece formed to define an at least one passageway in fluid communication with the interior channel of the cannula, means for removably coupling the cannula to the conduit piece, a valve body, having a valve therein, said valve and valve body located in the conduit piece, wherein said valve body is shaped to have a manually grippable body, wherein said valve body defines a fourth passageway extending therethrough in fluid communication with the at least one passageway of the conduit piece, wherein said valve is actuatable to control the fluid communication through the fourth passageway, and wherein the surgical device is inserted and positioned into the human body by a hand wrapped around the grippable valve body in the conduit piece as the valve is actuated by a digit of the hand wrapped around the grippable valve body.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
160 words
A surgical device for insertion and positioning in a human body comprising: a cannula formed to define an interior channel, a conduit piece formed to define an at least one passageway in fluid communication with the interior channel of the cannula, means for removably coupling the cannula to the conduit piece, a valve body, having a valve therein, said valve and valve body located in the conduit piece, wherein said valve body is shaped to have a manually grippable body, wherein said valve body defines a fourth passageway extending therethrough in fluid communication with the at least one passageway of the conduit piece, wherein said valve is actuatable to control the fluid communication through the fourth passageway, and wherein the surgical device is inserted and positioned into the human body by a hand wrapped around the grippable valve body in the conduit piece as the valve is actuated by a digit of the hand wrapped around the grippable valve body.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said valve is a rotary valve positioned within the valve body.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
115 words
The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the valve body defines a cylindrical opening extending transversely therethrough and intercepting said fourth passageway, a cylindrical molded plastic, one-piece rotor for snug slidable and rotational insertion into said cylindrical opening to block said fourth passageway, said rotor being rotatable about an axis between valve opening and valve closing positions, said rotor having at least one transaxial passageway therethrough which opens said fourth passageway through said valve body when said rotor is in a valve opening position and which closes said fourth passageway when said rotor is in a valve closing position, and thumb-actuated means for rotating said rotor between the valve opening position and the valve closing position.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
169 words
A surgical device for insertion and positioning into a human body that can be attached to a cannula formed to define an interior channel, the surgical device comprising: a conduit piece defining first, second, and third passageways in fluid communication with each other, means for mating with the cannula, the mating means being attached to the conduit piece so that the first passageway can be brought into fluid communication with the interior channel of the cannula, and a valve body in said conduit piece and defining a fourth passageway therethrough in fluid communication with at least one of the first, second, and third passageways, the valve body having a rotary valve inserted in said fourth passageway for controlling fluid flow through the fourth passageway and into said third passageway and said valve body being configured to provide a pistol grip for the conduit piece for hand holding, inserting and positioning the surgical device with one hand as the rotary valve is adjusted with a digit of the one hand.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
169 words
A surgical device for insertion and positioning into a human body that can be attached to a cannula formed to define an interior channel, the surgical device comprising: a conduit piece defining first, second, and third passageways in fluid communication with each other, means for mating with the cannula, the mating means being attached to the conduit piece so that the first passageway can be brought into fluid communication with the interior channel of the cannula, and a valve body in said conduit piece and defining a fourth passageway therethrough in fluid communication with at least one of the first, second, and third passageways, the valve body having a rotary valve inserted in said fourth passageway for controlling fluid flow through the fourth passageway and into said third passageway and said valve body being configured to provide a pistol grip for the conduit piece for hand holding, inserting and positioning the surgical device with one hand as the rotary valve is adjusted with a digit of the one hand.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
47 words
The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the mating means further comprises a threaded female lock unit configured to mate with a threaded male lock unit attached to said cannula to bring the first, second, and third passageways in fluid communication with the interior channel of the cannula.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
122 words
The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the valve body defines a cylindrical opening extending transversely therethrough and intercepting said fourth passageway, wherein the valve is a cylindrical molded plastic, one-piece rotor for snug slidable and rotational insertion into said cylindrical opening to block said fourth passageway, said rotor being rotatable about an axis between valve opening and valve closing positions, said rotor having at least one transaxial passageway therethrough which opens said fourth passageway through said valve body when said rotor is in a valve opening position and which closes said fourth passageway when said rotor is in a valve closing position, and hand held and digit-actuated means for rotating said rotor between the valve opening position and the valve closing position.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
110 words
A surgical device comprising a longitudinally extending first cannula formed to define a first interior channel accessible through a front opening, said first cannula having a longitudinally axis, a knife positioned substantially within the first interior channel of the first cannula, and a conduit piece attached to the cannula and formed to define a passageway situated in fluid communication with the first interior channel of the first cannula, wherein the knife is formed to have a cutting edge extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of first cannula and wherein the first cannula is formed to define a notch that at least partially exposes the cutting edge of the knife.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
110 words
A surgical device comprising a longitudinally extending first cannula formed to define a first interior channel accessible through a front opening, said first cannula having a longitudinally axis, a knife positioned substantially within the first interior channel of the first cannula, and a conduit piece attached to the cannula and formed to define a passageway situated in fluid communication with the first interior channel of the first cannula, wherein the knife is formed to have a cutting edge extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of first cannula and wherein the first cannula is formed to define a notch that at least partially exposes the cutting edge of the knife.
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