Irrigation system for endoscopic surgery
First Claim
1. An irrigation system for use during endoscopic surgery on a patient comprising:
- a vacuum source;
a source of irrigation fluid;
a trumpet valve for alternately connecting said vacuum source or said irrigation fluid to said patient during said laparoscopic surgery according to demand by the user, a first button of said trumpet valve providing said irrigation fluid from said source to said patient, a second button of said trumpet valve providing suction from said vacuum source to said patient;
a pump between said trumpet valve and said source of said irrigation fluid to continually provide said irrigation fluid under pressure to said trumpet valve during said laparoscopic surgery; and
a vacuum cannister between said vacuum source and said trumpet valve to collect fluids or particles therein during said suction;
said pump including a disposable head and a reusable motor with a quick disconnect therebetween.
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Abstract
An irrigation system for use during endoscopic or minimally invasive surgery is shown. Both vacuum and a pressurized irrigation fluid are continually provided to a trumpet valve for immediate use during surgery. A pump that provides the pressurized irrigation fluid has a reusable motor, but a disposable head that can be replaced between procedures. A control circuit automatically reduces the voltage being supplied to the pump if there had not been a request for irrigation fluid for a first time period. If a second time period, which is longer than the first time period, passes and (a) there is no demand for irrigation and (b) the voltage to the pump has not been reduced, either the voltage to the pump will be reduced or the pump shut OFF. The irrigation system is provided in kit form with parts having to be replaced between procedures contained therein.
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Citations
14 Claims
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1. An irrigation system for use during endoscopic surgery on a patient comprising:
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a vacuum source;
a source of irrigation fluid;
a trumpet valve for alternately connecting said vacuum source or said irrigation fluid to said patient during said laparoscopic surgery according to demand by the user, a first button of said trumpet valve providing said irrigation fluid from said source to said patient, a second button of said trumpet valve providing suction from said vacuum source to said patient;
a pump between said trumpet valve and said source of said irrigation fluid to continually provide said irrigation fluid under pressure to said trumpet valve during said laparoscopic surgery; and
a vacuum cannister between said vacuum source and said trumpet valve to collect fluids or particles therein during said suction;
said pump including a disposable head and a reusable motor with a quick disconnect therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
an IV stand;
two bags of IV fluid on said IV stand providing said source of said irrigation fluid; and
Y-connection and tube clamps to connect only one of said two bags at a time to said disposable head of said pump.
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5. The irrigation system for use during endoscopic surgery on the patient as recited in claim 4 having a check valve between said trumpet valve and said disposable head of said pump, said check valve preventing backwash from said patient to said disposable head.
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6. A method of providing irrigation to a patient during endoscopic surgery consisting of the following steps:
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pressurizing an irrigation fluid by a pump to continually deliver pressurized irrigation fluid to a valve;
periodically providing said pressurized irrigation fluid to said patient during said endoscopic surgery as demanded by the user at said valve;
reducing voltage being delivered to said pump from a higher level to a lower level if there is no demand for said pressurized irrigation fluid for a first predetermined period of time, said lower level of said voltage being high enough to maintain said pressurized irrigation fluid at said valve; and
increasing voltage being delivered to said pump back to said higher level when there is demand by the user for said pressurized irrigation fluid. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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