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Personally portable vacuum desiccator

  • US 6,648,862 B2
  • Filed: 11/20/2001
  • Issued: 11/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2001
  • Status: Expired
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1. A personally portable vacuum desiccator comprising:

  • a moisture trap, the trap further comprising a desiccator cartridge having an interior chamber containing a trapping agent, and an inlet port and an outlet port in gas/liquid communication with the interior chamber;

    a vacuum pump member having a low pressure port and an exhaust port, the low pressure port in gas/liquid flow communication with the outlet port of the desiccator cartridge and with the exhaust port vented to atmosphere, and the vacuum pump member being operable to provide a low vacuum pressure to the interior chamber;

    an electric motive means in communication with the vacuum pump member and operative to drive the vacuum pump member; and

    an electrical control circuit, including an electrical power source, the control circuit in electrical communication with and operative to control operation of the electric motive means;

    wherein said personally portable vacuum desiccator is generally flat and may be worn unobtrusively by a user and is adaptable for collecting and trapping liquid from a wound or incision on the user in said moisture trap.

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