Patent ID: 7892337
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: A61B,B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A service head for use in connection with a medical procedure, comprising: a housing adapted for mounting within an enclosure such that said housing is suspended off the floor of said enclosure, said housing having a cavity adapted to receive a filter, and said cavity having a plurality of surfaces; a timing pin extending into said cavity from a surface of said cavity; a filter adapted to receive said timing pin, said filter having a predetermined filter life and said filter comprising a plurality of filter surfaces; and a timer for timing said filter life, wherein at least a portion of one of said filter surfaces is configured so as to allow said timing pin to puncture said portion of said filter surface, and wherein said timer resets to said predetermined filter life and begins to count down after said portion of said filter surface is punctured by said timing pin.