摘要 |
A disposable surgical apparatus for removing potentially harmful materials including fluids, vapors and airborne particles, especially AIDS virus, from an operating zone, during an operation comprising a vacuum generating system that draws the potentially harmful material through a suction manifold mounted on a surface in the proximity of a wound or incision. The suction manifold is incorporated in an elongate strip having an adhesive surface that is adhered to the patient in the vicinity of an incision or the like and that includes a plurality of apertures therealong in flow communication with the vacuum generating system.
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