Foot Operated Irrigation Control Apparatus for Medical Procedures
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1. A foot operated irrigation pump and flow control device for controlling the flow of irrigation fluid to a medical instrument, comprising:
- a flow control unit that is operable by an operator'"'"'s foot to control a flow rate of fluid through a passageway therethrough; and
a pump unit that is in fluid connection with the flow control unit and which is operable by an operator'"'"'s foot to selective pump fluid out of the pump unit.
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Abstract
A foot operated irrigation pump and flow control device for controlling the flow of irrigation fluid to a medical instrument. The device includes a flow control unit that is operable by an operator'"'"'s foot to control a flow rate of fluid through a passageway therethrough, and a pump unit that is in fluid connection with the flow control unit and which is operable by an operator'"'"'s foot to selective pump fluid out of the pump unit.
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1. A foot operated irrigation pump and flow control device for controlling the flow of irrigation fluid to a medical instrument, comprising:
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a flow control unit that is operable by an operator'"'"'s foot to control a flow rate of fluid through a passageway therethrough; and a pump unit that is in fluid connection with the flow control unit and which is operable by an operator'"'"'s foot to selective pump fluid out of the pump unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A foot operated irrigation pump and flow control device for controlling the flow of irrigation fluid to a medical instrument, comprising:
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a flow control unit that is operable by an operator'"'"'s foot to turn on or off fluid flow through a passageway therethrough; and a pump unit that is in fluid connection with the flow control unit and which is operable by an operator'"'"'s foot to selective pump fluid out of the pump unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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