Patent ID: 9308366
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N,B03C

Claim Text:
1. Apparatus for the reduction and removal of particles suspended in a local atmosphere and resulting from a surgical procedure at a site on a patient having a body, the apparatus including or comprising two electrodes, each in electrical communication with or being electrically connectable to opposite poles of a source of high voltage DC electricity, the first electrode being connectable to the body of the patient undergoing the surgical procedure and the second electrode comprising a conductive rod extending through an insulating elongated shield, the rod having an exposed distal end, the rod and the second electrode being adapted to be removably inserted at or near the site of the surgical procedure such that, in use, the two electrodes, when in communication with opposite poles of said high voltage DC electricity, ionise said suspended particles, for attracting said suspended particles towards the patient.