ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,484, issued on March 3.
"High-volume evacuator suction tip" was invented by Fadi Aqel (Burbank, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suction member for a high-volume evacuator (HVE) suction tool used in dental procedures. The suction member has a connection portion at a proximal end, a tubular portion connected to the connection portion, and a suction tip connected to the tubular portion at a distal end. The suction tip includes outwardly flared lobes and open-ended peripheral vent openings alternating about its circumference. The distal ends of the lobes are generally aligned in an oblique distal tangent plane inclined relative to ...