摘要 |
The present invention concerns a surgical suction device (1). It comprises a suction tube (100) having a substantially longitudinally extending internal suction passage (110), terminating at a suction tip section (112) at the distal end thereof and a suction connection section (114) at the proximal end thereof for connection to a suction source. The surgical suction device (1) is integrally blow moulded in a plastic material in such a way, that at least part of it is provided with a bulbous handle section (116) provided with a friction enhancing surface texture extending along at least a part thereof. The provision of a friction enhancing surface texture allows for the utilization of a softer plastic material. Thus, a surgical suction device is provided, which can exhibit a more flexible suction tip section. Further, the friction enhancing surface texture at the same time provides a steadier handhold for the operator during surgery. Since the surgical suction device is integrally blow moulded, the production costs are reduced, also due to the time reduction of the required further processing, such as machining holes. Using a blow moulding process with a softer plastic material allows for keeping the total weight of the device very low, e.g. a standard size Yankauer may be reduced in weight to from 5 to 10 g.
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