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Surgical suction irrigator

  • US 5,484,402 A
  • Filed: 12/30/1993
  • Issued: 01/16/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical irrigation system suitable for endoscopic and other surgical procedures, comprising:

  • a hand held handpiece having a forward protruding hollow tip for supplying irrigation liquid to a surgical site, hand actuable control means for controlling irrigation liquid flow to said tip, and an irrigation liquid inlet;

    an irrigation liquid supply unit connected to said inlet, said hand actuable control means on said handpiece comprising a hand actuable rocker member and an irrigation rocking lever responsive to movement of said hand actuable rocker member for opening and closing irrigation liquid flow through an irrigation liquid path in said handpiece from said inlet to said tip, said handpiece including a suction path therein for connection to an external suction source and connected to said tip, said control means including a suction rocking lever responsive to movement of said rocker member for closing and opening suction flow through said suction path through said handpiece, said rocker member having a first actuated position which simultaneously opens said irrigation liquid flow through said handpiece and closes said suction path, said rocker member having a second actuated position which simultaneously closes said irrigation liquid flow and opens said suction path through said handpiece, said irrigation liquid and suction paths through said handpiece comprising respective flexible pinchably closeable hoses, fixed anvil means backing said hoses, said irrigation rocking lever and suction rocking lever having respective pinch elements thereon and spring means urging said rocking levers to a rest position pinching closed said irrigation liquid hose and suction hose.

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