SETH I GASSER, MD
Medical Practice at Telecom Pkwy, Tampa, FL

2008007, Mar 27, 2008

Sep 24, 2007

11/860036

Seth Gasser - Tampa FL, US
Sergio Gutierrez - Tampa FL, US

HEALTHCARE CREATIONS, LLC - Tampa FL

F16K 15/18

1374675, 251174, 600112, 74512

A foot pedal evacuates debris and fluid from the field of view of a camera during arthroscopic procedures. In a first embodiment, the foot pedal houses a ball check valve to control fluid flow, and includes a base and a foot support hingedly mounted to one another. The foot support includes a valve actuator that opens the ball check valve by distorting the shape of its valve seat. The ball check valve includes a pair of connectors at the ends of the valve adapted to accept irrigation tubing. The connectors are in axial alignment with one another in a first embodiment and in parallel relation to one another in a second embodiment. A third embodiment eliminates the ball check valve and a spring-loaded lever pinches a tube to prevent fluid flow. Depression of the foot support overcomes the bias of the spring so that liquid fluid flows through the tube.

2009021, Aug 27, 2009

Feb 18, 2009

12/372966

Seth Gasser - Tampa FL, US
Sergio Gutierrez - Tampa FL, US

A61M 1/00, B65B 35/00

604119, 53396

In the preferred embodiment, the invention is a device for foot actuated fluid flow control through a surgical site in arthroscopic surgery. The device preferably includes: a foot pedal and a fluid regulator. Compression of the foot pedal actuates the fluid regulator, which switches the fluid regulator to the OPEN state, preferably in a variable fashion. The device also includes tubing that allows the device to be connected and used with a variety of existing systems for arthroscopic surgery.