Global Patent Index - EP 1071363 A1

EP 1071363 A1 20010131 - EVACUATOR

Title (en)

EVACUATOR

Title (de)

ABSAUGEVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF D'EVACUATION

Publication

EP 1071363 A1 20010131 (EN)

Application

EP 99917508 A 19990415

Priority

  • US 9908207 W 19990415
  • US 8212598 P 19980417

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9953833A1] An improved smoke evacuation system (10), a method for removing gaseous byproducts of surgical procedures, and noxious vapors from chemicals, is provided. The smoke, and vapor evacuation system includes a vacuum head (18) positioned at a surgical site or incorporated into a workstation. The vacuum head includes a plenum (28), a plenum support for preventing the plenum from collapsing when a vaccum or low pressure is established therein, and is adapted to facilitate the use of the system in a variety of surgical or commercial procedures at a variety of surgical sites or commercial workstations.

IPC 1-7

A61B 5/00; A61M 1/00

IPC 8 full level

A61M 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61M 1/84 (2021.05 - EP US); B08B 15/007 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2218/008 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9953833 A1 19991028; AU 3561299 A 19991108; AU 746015 B2 20020411; CA 2329439 A1 19991028; CA 2329439 C 20080617; EP 1071363 A1 20010131; EP 1071363 A4 20081022; IL 139085 A0 20011125; JP 2002512068 A 20020423; MX PA00010168 A 20030414; NZ 507608 A 20030228

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9908207 W 19990415; AU 3561299 A 19990415; CA 2329439 A 19990415; EP 99917508 A 19990415; IL 13908599 A 19990415; JP 2000544248 A 19990415; MX PA00010168 A 19990415; NZ 50760899 A 19990415