Patent ID: 9387296
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,B01D

Claim Text:
1. A system for delivering gas during a laparoscopic surgical procedure performed within a patient's abdominal cavity, comprising: a) a gas delivery device having a housing with a port for receiving insufflation gas from a gas source, the housing of the gas delivery device being configured for enclosing a pump assembly for circulating gas throughout the system; and b) a separate gas conditioning unit having a housing configured for operative association with the gas delivery device and including: wherein the housing of the gas conditioning unit is generally cylindrical and includes a front end and an opposed rear end, and wherein the housing of the gas delivery device includes an engagement port for detachably receiving the rear end of the housing of the gas conditioning unit, and wherein the rear end of the housing of the gas conditioning unit includes a rear cover having a first rear flow port corresponding to the first internal flow path, a second rear flow port corresponding to the second internal flow path, and a third rear flow port corresponding to the third internal flow path.