Claims
- 1. A cassette, comprising:
a) a body; b) an aspiration line extending through the body; c) an aspiration exhaust line extending through the body and connected to a waste bag; d) an aspiration vent line extending through the body, the aspiration vent line connected on one end to the aspiration exhaust line and to the aspiration line on the other end; and e) a vent valve located in the body in the aspiration vent line.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/430,974, filed May 7, 2003, currently co-pending which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/407,388, filed Apr. 4, 2003, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/846,724, filed May 1, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,572,349 B2, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/437,392, filed Nov. 10, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,293,926 B1, and a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/153,371, filed May 28, 2002, and is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/925,989, filed Aug. 9, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,740,074 B1, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/771,945, filed Jan. 29, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,632,214 B1, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application No. 09/387,357, filed Aug. 31, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,261,283 B1.
Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (6)
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10407388 |
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10153371 |
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10407388 |
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09925989 |
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09925989 |
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