Suction curettage device with valve control and support means for differing diameter tubes
First Claim
1. A device for use in performing suction curettage procedures including a housing having at least one port therein through which the interior of the housing may communicate with a source of suction and a diametrically opposed opening therein, and a suction tube support member rotatably mounted in said housing;
- said tube support member having a plurality of intersecting and generally radially extending tube support bores of different diameters formed therein adapted to be selectively aligned between said housing port and opening, each of said bores being adapted to receive at least one differently sized suction tube therein through the housing opening whereby different tubes may be selectively connected to the housing and the source of suction.
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Abstract
A device for performing suction curettage procedures includes a housing having at least one port formed therein through which the interior of the housing communicates with a source of suction. A selectively positionable suction tube support member is mounted in the housing and has a plurality of tube support bores of different diameters formed therein adapted to be selectively aligned between the port and a diametrically opposed opening in the housing. Each of the bores is adapted to receive at least one differently sized suction tube therein through the housing opening so that different tubes may be selectively connected to the housing and the source of suction. In the preferred embodiment of the invention at least a portion of each of the housing bores are tapered so that at least two differently sized suction tubes can be mounted in each bore.
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22 Claims
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1. A device for use in performing suction curettage procedures including a housing having at least one port therein through which the interior of the housing may communicate with a source of suction and a diametrically opposed opening therein, and a suction tube support member rotatably mounted in said housing;
- said tube support member having a plurality of intersecting and generally radially extending tube support bores of different diameters formed therein adapted to be selectively aligned between said housing port and opening, each of said bores being adapted to receive at least one differently sized suction tube therein through the housing opening whereby different tubes may be selectively connected to the housing and the source of suction.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for use in performing suction curettage type procedures including a housing having a port formed therein adapted to communicate with a source of suction and a diametrically opposed opening through which a suction tube may be inserted into the housing, and a selectively positionable tube support member mounted in said housing between said port and said opening, said tube support member having a plurality of elongated bores of different diameters formed therein selectively positionable in alignment between said port and said housing;
- said bores each being tapered, at least in the end portion thereof adjacent said port to frictionally engage suction tubes of at least two different outside diameters therein;
the smallest diameter of each bore being at least as large as the inside diameter of the smallest tube to be inserted therein and the diameter of the port being larger than the inside diameter of the largest suction tube to be supported in the support member whereby a plurality of different sized suction tubes may be selectively connected to said source of suction. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- said bores each being tapered, at least in the end portion thereof adjacent said port to frictionally engage suction tubes of at least two different outside diameters therein;
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