Method and apparatus for lavaging with oxygenated irrigating fluid while suctioning

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PATENT NO 5181908
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07624238

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A suction catheter and method of using same in which oxygenated irrigating fluid is provided to the suctioning site. The oxygenated fluid can be formed using a Y-connector to mix oxygen and fluid in a single conduit, a reservoir of fluid having oxygen bubbled into it, or through the use of an oxygen exchanger. Pressurized oxygen-containing gas may be fed to the Y-connector to force the gas and irrigating fluid out through the catheter. The suction may be a dual lumen catheter or a tube within a tube.

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SMITHS MEDICAL ASD INC160 WEYMOUTH STREET ROCKLAND MA 02370

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Bell, Craig J Winchester, NH 28 1183

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