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United States Patent | 6,216,701 |
Heaton ,   et al. | April 17, 2001 |
A surgical drape and suction head combination for attaching the suction head to a wound area. The suction head comprises a planar flange portion and a tubular connector piece on a first face that communicates with an aperture extending to a second face. The second face is formed with projections that define flow channels for facilitating flow of liquids to the aperture.
Inventors: | Heaton; Keith Patrick (33 Hermitage Road, Poole, Dorset BH14 0QG, GB); Hunt; Kenneth William (18 Egdon Drive, Merley, Wimbourne, Dorset BH21 1TY, GB) |
Appl. No.: | 350581 |
Filed: | July 9, 1999 |
Sep 12, 1997[GB] | 9719520 |
Intern'l Class: | A61B 019/00 |
Field of Search: | 128/897-98 602/42-53 |
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