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- Patent Title: Ingress-egress apparatus for protection of surgical field during removal of surgical implants, and related methods
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Application No.: US16351672Application Date: 2019-03-13
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Publication No.: US11191605B2Publication Date: 2021-12-07
- Inventor: Loic M. Dejardin , Kyle A. Snowdon
- Applicant: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
- Applicant Address: US MI East Lansing
- Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: US MI East Lansing
- Agency: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
- Main IPC: A61B90/00
- IPC: A61B90/00 ; A61B17/92 ; A61B17/56 ; A61B17/17 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
An ingress-egress apparatus for protection of a surgical work site during removal of a surgical implant therefrom includes an inverted frustum surface having a sidewall defining: a bottom open area at a base portion of the frustum surface sidewall, and an opposing top open area at a top portion of the frustum surface sidewall. The top open area has a larger area than the bottom open area. The apparatus includes an ingress port located at the base portion of the frustum surface sidewall and an egress port located at the base portion of the frustum surface sidewall. During surgical removal of the surgical implant using a surgical burr, the apparatus can be used to irrigate the work site, thereby cooling it and protecting it from damage, and further removing metal implant particles generated during burring.
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