Irrigation system for preventing hypothermia
CA 2196887 A1 · Owner: Sanese Medical Corporation · Inventors: Sanese, Christopher N.
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The invention concerns a surgical apparatus for irrigating an operative site during endoscopic surgery. The apparatus comprises a reservoir of irrigation fluid (32) contained within an air actuated pouch (30) a pump (54) for , inflating the pouch so that the reservoir is compressed pressure control , means (20), a microprocessor (53) for operating the system heating panels , (40) contained within the pouch for providing heated irrigation fluid and a , nozzle and tube (52) for delivering the irrigation fluid to an operative site. The apparatus also provides a stick fitting (100) for attaching tubing to the fluid reservoir. In addition to the stick fitting the apparatus provides a , …
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- Filed December 29, 1994. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 29, 2014.
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