Patent ID: 8608666
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument hub, comprising: a body having a wall defining a channel for receiving a moving member, the moving member having a distal portion distal the body and configured and arranged to contact tissue, the wall defining an aperture that overlays an opening defined in a proximal portion of the moving member to define a valve configured to change a level of fluid communication between the aperture and the opening in the moving member as the moving member moves, the moving member switched between a first position and a second position to control flow from the distal portion through the aperture, the first position of the moving member aligning the opening of the moving member with the aperture of the wall to provide the flow from the distal portion through the aperture, the second position of the moving member blocking the aperture to prevent the flow from the distal portion through the aperture, the body including a coupling configured to connect the body to a handle.