Patent ID: 8518014

Claim:
A surgical suction instrument capable of being bent by hand during a surgical procedure to a desired shape and capable of remaining in the desired shape for a desired period during the course of the surgical procedure to create a custom-shaped suction device, comprising: a first section including a suction tip; a second section connected to the first section, the second section bendable to the desired shape; and a third section connected to the second section allowing fluid suctioned from the suction tip, and through the second section, to be removed; wherein the second section includes a metal rod insert-molded into a surgical cavity insertion tube; and wherein the third section includes a handle and a suction tube attachment fitting positioned directly in front of, and at an acute angle with, the handle; further wherein the handle is a hollow handle and the hollow handle includes a handle plug to add rigidity and strength to the handle, and to fill in the hollow handle so as not to allow fluids to pass through.