Arthroscopic irrigation/aspiration pump system with declogging feature

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APP PUB NO 20080154184A1
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11642805

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A dual pump irrigation/aspiration pump system capable of operating in a plurality of different modes suitable for a variety of different endoscopic surgical procedures. The system monitors actual or calculated intra-articular pressure and adjusts flow to maintain surgeon requested pressure at the surgical site while controlling outflow. The irrigation/aspiration pump system has an inflow pump and tubing dedicated to communicating fluid to the surgical work site and an outflow pump and tubing dedicated to removing fluid from the work site at a controlled rate. The system further has different size inflow and outflow pumps and tubing cassettes, means for altering the outflow fluid flow rate to accommodate a surgical tool and a means for declogging the surgical tool in the event of blockage. In a preferred embodiment a pressure control system provides inferred pressure information representative of the pressure at the work site.

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LINVATEC CORPORATION11311 CONCEPT BOULEVARD LARGO FL 33773

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blight, David D Largo, FL 9 232
Martin, Robert Lutz, FL 118 2302
Monty, John St. Petersburg, FL 2 19

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