Patent ID: 9144636
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A61B,A61C,A61M

Abstract:
1. A suction device comprising: a substantially inflexible suction tube having a first longitudinal axis, a proximal opening, and a distal opening; a guide structure having a second longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis, a proximal opening, and a distal opening; a stylet having a proximal end and a distal end; a junction conduit having a proximal opening and a distal opening, wherein the stylet is disposed along the second longitudinal axis and encircled by the guide structure, and the proximal opening of the junction conduit is in contact with at least the distal opening of the substantially inflexible suction tube such that the distal opening of the junction conduit is in fluid communication with the substantially inflexible suction tube, and axial movement of the stylet through the guide structure along the second longitudinal axis through the junction conduit translates the distal end of the stylet into the distal opening of the junction conduit; and a tubular base member having a proximal vacuum connector, an intermediate region, a distal attachment region, and a vent disposed on the intermediate region in fluid communication with the vacuum connector that are each in fluid communication with one another, wherein the distal attachment region is irremovably fixed to the proximal opening of the substantially inflexible suction tube such that the proximal vacuum connector is in fluid communication with the substantially inflexible suction tube, and wherein the tubular base member further comprises a vent-surrounding member disposed on the intermediate region.