ASPIRATION SYSTEM FOR ORTHOPEDIC MEDICAL DEVICES

摘要

An aspiration system to be used in surgical procedures that require large amounts of sterile fluids circulated through the human body as for example orthopedic surgery. The aspiration system includes a filter assembly and a restrictive aspiration tube. The restrictive aspiration tube can be coupled to a vacuum source. The filter assembly filters out particles aspirated from a surgical site. The restrictive aspiration tube has an inner diameter between 0.05 and 0.3 inches and a length of at least 3 feet. These dimensions limit the flow that can be pulled through the human body, while allowing for adequate vacuum to aspirate from the surgical site.