TH13482Y - Automatic suction and fluid control system for surgical procedures. - Google Patents

Abstract

Updated September 19, 2017. The automatic surgical vacuum and fluid control system consists of an air flow sensor and meter in the form of an air tube connected to a flow control valve operated by a reversible DC motor. Data from the air flow sensor is transmitted to an electronic circuit board for processing along with user input via a rotary switch. Commands are then sent to the reversible DC motor to control the vacuum and fluid flow in the system as needed, and various operating parameters are displayed on an LCD screen. When the automatic surgical vacuum and fluid control system is connected to a traditional vacuum control system via a safety valve, the user can select either automatic or traditional operation as required. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Updated October 7, 2016. The automatic surgical vacuum and fluid control system consists of an air flow sensor and meter in the form of an air tube connected to a flow control valve operated by a reversible DC motor. Data from the air flow sensor... The airflow rate is measured and transmitted to an electronic circuit board for processing with values entered by the user via a rotary switch. A command is then sent to a reversible DC motor to control the suction force of air and fluid in the system as needed. Various operating parameters are also displayed on the LCD screen. When connecting the automatic surgical air and fluid control system to a conventional vacuum control system via a safety valve, the user can select either automatic or conventional operation as required. --------------------------- The automatic surgical air and fluid control system consists of an air flow sensor, which is connected to an air flow control valve. The air passage of the valve is controlled by a reversible DC motor via a toyron tubing. Data from the air flow sensor is transmitted to a microcontroller for comparison and processing with values entered by the user via the rotary switch. It is made using a potentiometer, which sets the user's desired airflow rate into the system. Values from the airflow sensor and the adjustable rotary switch are sent to a microcontroller and displayed on an LCD screen. The microcontroller processes the data from these two sources and sends commands to a reversible DC motor. When the motor rotates in the specified direction, it controls the width of the airflow valve, widening or narrowing it to control the suction and fluid flow in the system as needed. When an automatic surgical vacuum and fluid control device is connected to a complete vacuum control system, the Toyoron hose from the vacuum source is connected to one end of a safety valve, which is a three-way splitter with directional valves. The other two ends are connected to the automatic surgical vacuum and fluid control device and a traditional manual airflow control valve. Under normal operation, the valve is rotated to connect and control the vacuum and fluid flow with the automatic surgical vacuum and fluid control device. However, if the automatic surgical vacuum and fluid control device malfunctions, the system will automatically adjust the flow rate. Users can adjust the safety valve to operate via the traditional manual airflow control valve, allowing the automatic suction and fluid control system in surgical procedures to continue functioning even in the event of malfunction.

Claims (3)

Revised 19 Sep 2017 1. The automatic air and fluid suction control device in surgical procedures according to this invention consists of an air flow detector and meter (2) which measures the air flow rate in the system, connected to a toyoron air tube (3) to an air flow rate regulating valve (4) which is connected to a DC motor that can rotate in two directions (5) to control the direction of rotation of the valve used to adjust the size of the air passage. Both the air flow detector and meter (2) and the motor that controls the operation of the valve are connected by electrical signal wires to transmit data to an electronic circuit board (7). This circuit board is connected by electrical signal wires to a control button (10) which uses a variable resistor or potentiometer to allow the user to set the desired air flow rate and an LCD screen (11) to display the various values of the system that need to be communicated to the user. This invention has a pipe end at the end. One of the air flow control valves (4) is connected to the sub-vacuum supply (13) via a Toyoron hose (14), and one end of the air flow detector (2) is connected to the fluid reservoir (17) via a Toyoron hose (16), and from the fluid reservoir (17) is connected to one end of a silicone hose (18). The other end of the silicone hose (18) is in contact with the surgical surface to receive air and fluid. The invention is characterized by an electronic circuit board (7) that controls the air and fluid flow of the system to maintain a constant air and fluid flow during operation. The circuit operates as a loop (1oop circuit) by receiving system data from two sources: the air flow detector (2), which measures the air flow rate through the system at any given time, and a control button (10) using a variable resistor or potentiometer to receive the air and fluid flow data that is adjusted according to the user's needs. Both sets of data are sent to a microcontroller (8) which then sends the values to control the system to operate correctly. 1. Automatic Surgical Vacuum and Fluid Control System. According to claim 1, the Automatic Surgical Vacuum and Fluid Control System can be used in conjunction with a conventional surgical vacuum and fluid control system. It consists of: - A safety valve (19) which is a three-way splitter with a rotary control knob (20) that connects the Automatic Surgical Vacuum and Fluid Control System to the conventional surgical vacuum and fluid control system. One end of the safety valve (19) is connected to a Toyoron air tube (14) which is connected to the supply point. The vacuum (13) has its second end connected through a Toyoron air tube (21) to one end of the airflow control valve (4), and its third end is connected to a Toyoron air tube (25) and then to a conventional manual airflow control valve (26). The directional control dial (20) of the safety valve (19) controls the direction of airflow in the system, allowing the user to choose between the surgical automatic airflow and fluid control device or the conventional surgical airflow and fluid control device at that time. The valveless three-way splitter (23) is a split pipe with three outlets that connects the airflow paths in the system between the surgical automatic airflow and fluid control device and the conventional surgical airflow and fluid control device. One end of the valveless three-way splitter (23) is connected to a Toyoron air tube (28) which is connected to a conventional manual airflow control valve (26), and its second end is connected to the Toyoron air tube (25). A valveless three-way splitter (23) is connected to a Toyoron air tube (22) which is connected to the air flow detector and meter (2). The remaining end of the valveless three-way splitter (23) is connected to a Toyoron air tube (24) which is connected to a fluid reservoir (17) connected to a silicone tubing (18) which receives air and fluid from the surgical surface to pass into the system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised 7/10/2016 1. The automatic air and fluid suction control in surgery according to this invention, which consists of an air flow detector and meter (2) which measures the air flow rate in the system, is connected to a Toyoron air tube (3) which is connected to an air flow control valve (4) which is connected to a DC motor that can rotate in both directions (5) to control the direction of rotation of the valve which is used to adjust the size of the air passage. Both the air flow detector and meter (2) and the motor that controls the operation of this valve will have The electrical signal connection for transmitting data to an electronic circuit board (7) is connected via an electrical signal to a control button (10) that uses a variable resistor or potentiometer to allow the user to set the desired airflow rate, and an LCD screen (11) to display the various system values that need to be communicated to the user. The invention has one end of the airflow control valve (15) connected to a sub-vacuum supply (13) via a Toyoron hose (14), and one end of the airflow detector (18) is connected to a liquid reservoir (23) via a Toyoron hose (22), and from the liquid reservoir (23) is connected to one end of a silicone hose (24), and the other end of the silicone hose (24) is in contact with a surgical surface to receive air and liquid. The invention is characterized by the use of an electronic circuit (7) to receive the air and liquid flow rates from the sensors of the airflow detector (2) and send commands to control a motor (5) that acts as a robotic arm to rotate the control valve. The air and liquid flow rate (4) results in the desired air and liquid suction force, based on the principle that when a vacuum force draws air through the system's air pipes, the air flow rate or the amount of air per unit time through the system is directly proportional to the vacuum force and the amount of liquid flowing through the system. If we can control the air flow rate or the amount of air per unit time through the system, we can control the suction force at the end of the system's tubing placed on the surgical surface. The electronic circuit (7) continuously transmits data in a circular fashion during use. The user can set the desired value using the control button (10), which is a rotary switch, to the electronic circuit (7), which allows for constant control of the air and liquid suction force during use. In addition, the electronic circuit (7) transmits the operating values via the LCD screen (11) so that the user is aware of the values that occur during use at all times. 2. Automatic air and liquid suction control device for surgical work, according to claim 1, which can be connected to a safety valve (25) which is a three-way splitter with a control valve button. The tube ends (26) are connected via a Toyoron tube (29) to one end of the air flow control valve (30). The second end of the tube is connected to a Toyoron tube (27) to the vacuum supply point (28), and the third end is connected to a Toyoron tube (38) to the conventional hand-operated air flow control valve (39) at which the air flow is controlled by a hand-operated knob (40). One end of the tube is connected to the air flow detector (32), which is a component of the surgical automatic air and fluid control system, and the other end of the tube is connected to the Toyoron tube (38). The conventional hand-operated air flow control valve (39) is connected to the valveless three-way splitter (34) via the Toyoron air tube (33) and Toyoron air tube (41), respectively. The other end of the valveless three-way splitter (34) is connected to the Toyoron air tube (35) to the fluid reservoir (36), which is connected to a silicone tubing (37) that receives air and fluid from the surgical surface into the system. When the system is operating, the user rotates the control valve knob between the tube ends (26) of the safety valve (25) to select whether the vacuum supply point (28) is connected to the system to draw air through the surgical automatic air and fluid control or the conventional hand-operated air flow control valve as needed. 1. The automatic air and fluid flow control device in surgery, as described in this invention, relies on the principle that when a vacuum is applied, air is drawn through the system's air tubes. The rate of airflow, or the volume of air per unit time, through the system is directly proportional to the vacuum applied to the air and fluid flowing through the system. If we can control the rate of airflow, or the volume of air per unit time, we can control the strength of the vacuum at the end of the system, which is placed on the surgical surface. Therefore, the automatic air and fluid flow control device in surgery, as described in this invention, consists of an air flow detector and meter, which measures the air flow rate (2) in the system, connected to an air flow control valve that controls the operation of valve (4) using a bidirectional DC motor (5) to control the valve's operation instead of the traditional manual adjustment. Both the air flow detector and meter (2) and the air flow control valve (4) are connected to a sub-vacuum supply (13) and a fluid reservoir (23) connected to a silicone tubing (24) that receives air and fluid from the surgical surface and passes them into the system. The motor controlling this valve receives commands from an electronic circuit (7) that takes data from the air flow detector and user input to set the desired air flow rate (2) to run through the control button system (10) which uses a variable resistor or potentiometer. The measured air flow rate and the user-defined value are displayed on an LCD screen (11). Operation begins when a vacuum is drawn through the system, drawing air and liquid into the system through the silicone tubing (24) at the surgical surface. The liquid is stored in a liquid reservoir (23), while the air passes through the air flow detector (18) and the air flow control valve (15). The electronic circuit (7) receives data to control the air and liquid vacuum in the system by receiving data from two sources: the air flow detector (18) and the user-defined value from the control button (21) which uses a variable resistor or potentiometer, and then processes and compares the values. Then send a command to the DC motor (16) to control the air flow control valve (15) to widen or narrow the valve's air passages in order to control the amount and flow of air through the system to the set value. 2. The surgical automatic air and fluid control system, as per claim 1, is connected to a safety valve system (25) which is a three-way splitter with a rotary control knob (26). The main end of the valve is connected through a Toyoron air tube (27) to a vacuum supply point (28). This valve then splits the tube into two sides. The first side is connected to the surgical automatic air and fluid control system as described in claim 1, and the second side is connected to a traditional manual air flow control valve system (39) where the air flow rate is controlled by a manual knob (40) to adjust the width and narrowness of the air tube inside the valve. Both the surgical automatic air and fluid control system and the traditional manual air flow control valve system (39) are reconnected via a valveless three-way splitter (34) before reaching a fluid reservoir (36) connected to a silicone tubing (37) which receives air and fluid from the surgical surface and passes it into the system. The fluid reservoir (36) is connected to the end The remaining pipe from the first two ends of the three-way splitter has no valve (34) connected to the surgical automatic air-fluid/vacuum control system and the traditional manual air flow control valve (39) as described above. When the system is operating normally, it will be as shown in Figure 3, where the user must adjust the flow direction control knob (26) of the safety valve (25) so that the vacuum outlet (28) is connected to the surgical automatic air-fluid/vacuum control system, causing the traditional manual air flow control valve (39) to have no air flow and be shut off, and the system will operate normally as described in Claim 1. However, when the surgical automatic air-fluid/vacuum control system malfunctions, it will be as shown in Figure 4, where the user must adjust the flow direction control knob (43) of the safety valve (42) so that the vacuum outlet (45) is connected to the traditional manual air flow control valve (48), causing the surgical automatic air-fluid/vacuum control system to have no air flow and be shut off, so that the air flowing through the system will be The airflow rate is controlled by a traditional hand-operated airflow control valve (48), a common system used today. 3. The automatic air and fluid suction control device in surgical procedures under claim 1 shall have an electronic circuit (7) that controls the operation of an air flow detector (2), a reversible DC motor (5), a variable rotary switch (10), and an LCD screen (11) to achieve the desired performance. This electronic circuit (7) shall consist of a microcontroller (8) which acts as the central processing unit of the electronic circuit (7). It receives data from two devices: the air flow detector (2) and the variable rotary switch (10). When the microcontroller (8) receives data from both devices at that time, it processes the data and sends commands to control the other two devices. The first device is the LCD screen (11), which receives commands from the microcontroller (8) to display the values measured by the air flow detector (2) and the desired air flow rate that the user wants to control by inputting data through the variable rotary switch (10). The second device that receives commands from the microcontroller (8) The microcontroller (8) is a reversible DC motor (5) which receives commands through an H-bridge circuit that acts as an intermediary to receive commands from the microcontroller (8) in order to make the motor work at full efficiency.