APPARATUS FOR CONTAINING NOISE GENERATED BY A PNEUMATICALLY POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND RELATED METHOD

Title:

APPARATUS FOR CONTAINING NOISE GENERATED BY A PNEUMATICALLY POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND RELATED METHOD

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2003103477

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A sound attenuating system (2) is provided for pneumatically powered surgical instruments. In one aspect, the exhaust hose (70) is formed of at least two dissimilar materials to impede the transmission of vibrations or audible noise.

Inventors:

TIDWELL DURRELL G
JONES TIMOTHY S

Application Number:

PCT/US2003/017981

Publication Date:

April 01, 2004

Filing Date:

June 09, 2003

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Assignee:

MEDTRONIC INC D B A MEDTRONIC (US)

International Classes:

A61B17/16; A61C1/05; F01N1/10; F16L11/10; F21V9/02; A61B17/00; A61B; (IPC1-7): F16L11/10; F21V9/02; F01N1/10; A61B17/16

Foreign References:

US4009382A	1977-02-22
US6481466B1	2002-11-19

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