Patent ID: 6110143
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A medical device used to substantially seal a surface of a patient, the medical device comprisinga syringe having a barrel and a plunger, the barrel including a tip end, an open end spaced apart from the tip end, and a wall extending between the tip end and open end, the barrel defining a chamber, the wall including an aperture, the plunger being positioned within the climber defined by the barrel, the plunger including a body portion and a seal portion, anda medical apparatus including a pliable body having a first inflated position with a first volume at ambient pressure, the barrel of the syringe being in fluid communication with the pliable body, the seal portion of the plunger being movable from a first seal position near the tip end of the barrel with the pliable body being in the first inflated position to a second seal position between the tip end of the barrel and the aperture of the wall with the pliable body being in a deflated position with a second volume substantially less than the first volume to a third seal position between the aperture and the open end of the barrel allowing a fluid to pass through the aperture, barrel, and pliable body with the pliable body being in a second inflated position having a third volume that is substantially greater than the second volume.