Patent ID: 7758539
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: A61M,F04B

Abstract:
1. A vacuum system for suctioning matter, comprising: a pump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, a matter collecting chamber having a chamber inlet and a chamber outlet, said collecting chamber being integrally connected to said pump such that said chamber outlet is integral with said pump inlet, said chamber inlet being adapted for enabling matter to be sucked thereinto; said collecting chamber being adapted for receiving the matter pumped thereto by the action of said pump when said pump is in operation, wherein said vacuum pump comprises a disposable pump unit including said pump inlet and said pump outlet, and said pump unit is detachably attachable to a drive unit, and wherein said pump unit comprises a flexible diaphragm secured to a pump portion comprising said matter collecting chamber, said matter collecting chamber further defining said pump inlet and said pump outlet to form a pumping chamber adapted to expand and contract for pumping by two-way forced reciprocating movement of said diaphragm; and wherein said drive unit is detachably engagable with said pump and comprises a motor and a driving element configured to produce said reciprocating movement in said diaphragm to expand and contract said pumping chamber, wherein said drive unit is operated as a non-disposable drive unit.