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

Claim 15:
16. 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; and
a second sealing element located at an outlet of the container;
wherein the second sealing element comprises a vacuum port configured to allow an instrument to be inserted into the handpiece of the lithotripsy probe while the capture device is coupled to the handpiece.