Patent ID: 11911053
Assignee: GYRUS ACMI, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A lithotripsy device comprising:
a handpiece;
a lithotripsy probe extending from the handpiece;
an energization source coupled to the handpiece configured to deliver an energy to a distal end of the lithotripsy probe;
a suction passage extending from the distal end of the lithotripsy probe and through the handpiece;
a capture device coupled to the handpiece, the capture device comprising:
a container comprising:
a wall defining a storage space within the container;
an entry port configured to couple to the handpiece at the suction passage; and
an exit port; and

a capture element connected to the container and configured to facilitate capture of stone fragments within the storage space, wherein the capture element is configured to allow stone fragments of a first size to pass therethrough and stone fragments larger than the first size to be collected in the container;

a first sealing element disposed at the entry port;
a second sealing element located at an outlet of the container; and
a chassis, wherein the container is removable from the chassis and the second sealing element is located at the exit port, wherein the chassis comprises:
a seat for receiving the container; and
a bypass suction passage circumventing the seat, the bypass suction passage extending between the first sealing element and the second sealing element:
wherein a first fluid path is formed through the first sealing element, the bypass suction passage and the second sealing element when the container is not positioned in the seat; and
wherein a second fluid path is formed through the first sealing element, the container and the second sealing element when the container is positioned in the seat.