摘要:
A lavage unit (50) includes a handpiece housing a pump (560, 620) to which an irrigation tube (550) is connected. The pump includes a bellows (560, 620) defining a pump chamber (576, 624). When the bellows is reciprocated by a linkage (602, 608), the bellows draws irrigation fluid from the irrigation tube (540) into the pump chamber and then discharges the fluid out of the pump chamber through an outlet (590). The pump further includes a section (566, 628) formed from compressible or flexible material that defines a supplemental chamber (568, 630). The linkage (602, 608) is connected to said pump to alternatively compress the bellows forming the pump chamber (576, 624) and the material forming the pump supplemental chamber (568, 630). During the movement of the linkage a valve (582, 638) located between the pump chamber and the supplemental chamber reciprocates with the linkage.
摘要:
A first mobile cart (1000, 2500, 4000) of a system for collecting waste during a medical procedure is presented. The system further comprises a second mobile cart (100, 2100, 3100), wherein the first mobile cart and the second mobile cart are configured to be mated together so that the carts can move as a single unit and be selectively decoupled from each other so as to be able to move independently from each other. The second mobile cart is configured to connect to the at least one container for drawing suction on the at least one container so that, when a suction on the at least one container, waste is drawn through the suction line into the at least one container. The first mobile cart (1000, 2500, 4000) includes a mobile base (1206, 4206), at least one container (1200, 1202, 4200, 4202), a receiver (1258) configured to receive a suction line (60, 64) that establishes a connection from a surgical site to the at least one container, an outlet fitting (1902, 4902) that extends from the at least one container that is configured to connect the at least one container to an outlet fitting (906) for receiving material stored in the at least one container, and a first coupling (1600, 4600) attached to the first mobile cart, the first coupling connected to the at least one container (1200, 1202, 4200, 4202). A second coupling (400, 3400) is attached to the second mobile cart, the second coupling being connectable to a vacuum pump (210, 3210). When the first mobile cart and the second mobile cart are mated, the first and second couplings the first and second couplings automatically connected together to establish a vacuum path (70, 72, 3070, 3072) from the at least one waste container to the vacuum pump. The first cart further includes at least one component (1952, 4952) that draws power from or that generates a data signal (1957) for a component (802, 3802) of the second cart, the component capable of at least one of sourcing power to the first cart or for receiving the data signal from the first cart. A first signal coupling (1856, 1800, 4800) is attached to the first cart, the signal coupling being configured to and mounted to the first cart so that, when the first and second carts are mated together, the first signal coupling of the first cart automatically connects to a second signal coupling (620, 500, 3500) attached to the second cart so as to establish at least one of a power connection from the second cart to the first cart or a data transfer connection between the carts.
摘要:
A lavage unit (50) includes a handpiece housing a pump (560, 620) to which an irrigation tube (550) is connected. The pump includes a bellows (560, 620) defining a pump chamber (576, 624). When the bellows is reciprocated by a linkage (602, 608), the bellows draws irrigation fluid from the irrigation tube (540) into the pump chamber and then discharges the fluid out of the pump chamber through an outlet (590). The pump further includes a section (566, 628) formed from compressible or flexible material that defines a supplemental chamber (568, 630). The linkage (602, 608) is connected to said pump to alternatively compress the bellows forming the pump chamber (576, 624) and the material forming the pump supplemental chamber (568, 630). During the movement of the linkage a valve (582, 638) located between the pump chamber and the supplemental chamber reciprocates with the linkage.
摘要:
A waste collection system for collecting waste during medical/surgical procedures including a mobile container cart with a waste container. A container cart is selectively coupled to a suction cart that includes a vacuum pump. The connection of the carts results in the connection of the vacuum pump to the waste container. The vacuum pump draws a vacuum that results in waste being drawn through a suction line into the waste container. The container cart holds instruments that can be removably attached to the container cart. This facilitates the configuration of the container cart for the specific procedure for which it is necessary to draw a suction.
摘要:
A sterilization container for sterilizing at least one surgical instrument. The container includes at least one sensor for measuring an environmental characteristic of the container during the sterilization of the instrument. The measure of the environmental characteristic is supplied to a processor. The processor compares the measurement of the container environment to a validated measurement for the sterilization process. If the measured environmental characteristic is at least equal to the validated sterilization process measurement, the processor presents an indication that the surgical instruments was properly sterilized.
摘要:
A transmission (380) for use with a powered surgical tool (44) is descrbied, the tool having a body (45) and a rotating drive spindle (68) that extends from the body. The transmission comprises a housing (382, 412) having at least one feature (418, 419) for releasably attaching the housing to the tool body (45) and at least one feature (385, 387) for releasably attaching another device (520) to the housing. The transmission further comprises a drive link (470) disposed in the housing (380, 382) for reciprocating movement in the housing, the drive link including a feature (478) for engaging a driven component (552) of the device (520) attached to the housing, and a gear train (430) internal to the housing (382, 412), the gear train configured for connection to the tool spindle (68) and connected to the drive link (470), the gear train adapted to convert the rotary motion of the tool spindle into motion that reciprocates the drive link. The housing (382, 412) is shaped so that, when the housing is secured to the tool (44), a section of the housing extends over a section of the tool. The drive link (470) is disposed in the housing so as to be disposed for reciprocating movement in the section of the housing that extends over the tool (44).
摘要:
A method for obtaining validated sterilization process measurements for the sterilization of a surgical instrument is presented. The method includes the steps of: placing at least one surgical instrument in a container; performing a test sterilization process on the surgical instrument, wherein in said sterilization process, the environment in the container is modified to attempt to sterilize the at least one surgical instrument; while modifying the environment in the container, with a sensor measuring at least one characteristic of the environment in the container and recording the at least one environmental characteristic; after said test sterilization process of the at least one surgical instrument, evaluating the at least one surgical instrument to determine if the at least one surgical instrument was sterilized; if, as a result of said step of evaluating the at least one surgical instrument, it is determined that the at least one surgical instrument was not sterilized: executing a subsequent test sterilization process, wherein, in the subsequent test sterilization process, the sterilization process is modified from the previous test sterilization process; during the subsequent test sterilization process performing said step of measuring the at least one characteristic of the environment in the container; and after said subsequent test sterilization process, performing said step of evaluating the at least one surgical instrument to determine if the at least one surgical instrument was sterilized; and if, as a result of said step of evaluating the at least one surgical instrument it is determined that the at least one surgical instrument was sterilized, recording the measured at least one characteristic of the environment in the container as a validated sterilization process measurement for the at least one surgical instrument.
摘要:
A transmission (380) for use with a powered surgical tool (44) is descrbied, the tool having a body (45) and a rotating drive spindle (68) that extends from the body. The transmission comprises a housing (382, 412) having at least one feature (418, 419) for releasably attaching the housing to the tool body (45) and at least one feature (385, 387) for releasably attaching another device (520) to the housing. The transmission further comprises a drive link (470) disposed in the housing (380, 382) for reciprocating movement in the housing, the drive link including a feature (478) for engaging a driven component (552) of the device (520) attached to the housing, and a gear train (430) internal to the housing (382, 412), the gear train configured for connection to the tool spindle (68) and connected to the drive link (470), the gear train adapted to convert the rotary motion of the tool spindle into motion that reciprocates the drive link. The housing (382, 412) is shaped so that, when the housing is secured to the tool (44), a section of the housing extends over a section of the tool. The drive link (470) is disposed in the housing so as to be disposed for reciprocating movement in the section of the housing that extends over the tool (44).