Patent ID: 9662434
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A surgical blower instrument for delivering a fluid to clear a surgical site comprising wherein the fluid is a combination of a pressurized gas and a liquid: a handle; an elongate sleeved body extending from the handle, the elongate sleeved body housing a malleable elongate shaft; tubing disposed along a length of the elongate sleeved body and establishing a first elongate lumen and a second elongate lumen, wherein the first and second elongate lumens are (i) fluidically isolated from each other along at least a substantial portion of the elongate sleeved body, and (ii) combined at a distal region of the blower instrument to exit at a nozzle removably supported at a distal end of the elongate sleeved body, wherein the nozzle is configured for delivering the fluid to clear the surgical site and comprises a first recess formed on a first side surface of the nozzle to facilitate gripping and positioning of the nozzle; and wherein the nozzle and a distal end of the sleeved body are configured to permit removal and insertion of the nozzle from the distal end of the sleeved body and to permit an adjustment to a distance between the nozzle and the distal end of the sleeved body.