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Granted Patent B2
US 10,569,022 · App. 14/976,277 · Granted Feb 25, 2020

Supply system for creating a pulsed fluid jet, application system having supply system and control process for operating a supply system

Inventors: Andreas Fech (Tuebingen, DE); Klaus Fischer (Nagold, DE); Lars Blobel (Ammerbuch-Entringen, DE); Waldemar Wandel (Kusterdingen, DE); Markus Enderle (Tuebingen, DE)
Assignee: Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH
A61M5/3007A61B17/3203A61M2205/3337A61M2205/3379
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Patent No.
US 10,569,022
App. No.
14/976,277
Granted
Feb 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a supply system having at least one outlet for connecting to an applicator instrument, and having a controller ( 51 ) that controls at least one valve ( 50, 50′, 50″, 50 ′″) such that, within an application time interval of less than 4 s, in particular less than 2 s: a) a first fluid during at least a first delivery interval (T 1 ) with a first pressure (ph) is conveyed in a first feed line ( 11 ); b) a second fluid during a second delivery interval (T 2 ) following the first conveying interval (T 1 ) is conveyed with a second pressure (pz) in a second feed line ( 23 ); and c) the first fluid, during at least a third delivery interval (T 3 ), is conveyed with a third pressure (pl) in the first feed line ( 11 ).

Claims (18)

1. A supply system comprising:

at least one outlet configured to connect a medical instrument configured to deliver fluid into biological tissue; and

a controller ( 51 ) configured to directly control at least one valve such that, within an application time interval of less than 4 seconds:

a) a first fluid during at least a first delivery interval (T 1 ) with a first pressure (ph) is conveyed in a first feed line ( 11 );

b) a second fluid, during a second delivery interval (T 2 ) following the first delivery interval (T 1 ), is conveyed with a second pressure (pz) in a second feed line ( 12 ), wherein the first pressure (ph) is greater than the second pressure (pz); and

c) the first fluid, during at least a third delivery interval (T 3 ), is conveyed with a third pressure (pl) different from the first pressure in the first feed line ( 11 ).

2. The supply system according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one pump ( 52 ) controlled by the controller ( 51 ) such that a constant volume flow of the first fluid is achieved during a delivery phase and a bypass phase (UDI, UD 2 ).

3. The supply system according to claim 2 , further comprising a first bypass duct (BYI) configured to discharge the first fluid, wherein the first bypass duct (BYI) comprises a throttle element including a throttle valve ( 58 ), and the controller ( 51 ) is configured to control at least a first valve of the at least one valve, such that, for pulsed delivery of the first fluid at the at least one outlet a fluid communication is alternatingly established between the at least one pump ( 52 ) and a pressure duct ( 54 ) during the delivery phase and between the at least one pump ( 52 ) and the first bypass duct (BYI) in during the bypass phase (UDI, UD 2 ).

4. The supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the controller ( 51 ) is configured to control the first valve of the at least one valve ( 55 ) such that, within the application time interval of less than 4 seconds, at least the delivery phase and at least the bypass phase (UD 1 , UD 2 ) are implemented.

5. The supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the first valve is an electrical valve that is arranged and formed such that, in an energized phase, there is fluid communication between the at least one pump ( 52 ) and the pressure duct during the delivery phase.

6. The supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the throttle element is set such that and/or the controller ( 51 ) is configured to set a third valve of the at least one valve at the first bypass duct such that, at the third valve, a bypass pressure (p′max) is applied that is larger than the third pressure by at least 50% of the third pressure (pl); and/or

the throttle element is set such that and/or the controller ( 51 ) is configured to set the third valve at the first bypass duct (BY 1 ) such that a bypass pressure (p′max) is applied, which is larger than the first pressure (ph) by at least 5% of the first pressure (ph).

7. The supply system according to claim 3 , wherein the controller ( 51 ) is configured to control at least a second valve of the at least one valve such that a fluid communication between the pressure duct ( 54 ) and the first feed line ( 11 ) and between the pressure duct ( 54 ) and the second feed line ( 12 ) is alternatingly established.

8. The supply system according to claim 3 , further comprising a second bypass duct (BY 2 ) different from the first bypass duct and that is adapted to be brought in fluid communication, via a fourth valve of the at least one valve controlled by the controller ( 51 ), with the pressure duct ( 54 ) to vent the pressure duct ( 54 ) in at least one venting phase (ENTl, ENT 2 ).

9. The supply system according to claim 8 , wherein the controller ( 51 ) is configured to control the fourth valve such that, within the application time interval of less than 4 seconds, the at least one venting phase (ENTl, ENT 2 ) is implemented at the end of the first delivery interval and/or at the end of the third delivery interval.

10. The supply system of claim 1 , further comprising: the medical instrument; and

wherein at least one of the at least one valve is arranged in the medical instrument and is controlled via at least a control duct by the controller ( 51 ).

11. The supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the first fluid is conveyed at the first pressure to allow the medical instrument to perforate the biological tissue with the first fluid.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 12, 2016
From: FECH, ANDREAS; FISCHER, KLAUS; BLOBEL, LARS; WANDEL, WALDEMAR; ENDERLE, MARKUS
To: ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH
Reel/Frame 037468/0752 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 14200442 · Dec 29, 2014 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160184525A1 · Jun 30, 2016
Cited By (1)
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