发明名称 |
Catheter insertion sterilization |
摘要 |
A device includes a sheath having a lumen defined by a wall. The wall has an outer surface that is configured to emit ultraviolet light in a direction substantially normal to the wall. The lumen has a distal end configured for percutaneous placement. The lumen has a proximal end configured to receive a catheter. |
申请公布号 |
US8933416(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.01.13 |
申请号 |
US201013319875 |
申请日期 |
2010.05.11 |
申请人 |
Regents of the University of Minnesota |
发明人 |
Arcand Benjamin;Hale Joseph E.;Murdeshwar Nikhil;Rolfes Bryan |
分类号 |
G01N23/00;G01N21/00;A61M25/01;A61L2/00;A61L2/10;A61N5/06;A61M25/06;A61M39/02 |
主分类号 |
G01N23/00 |
代理机构 |
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
代理人 |
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. |
主权项 |
1. An apparatus for sterilizing one or both of a medical device and bodily tissue adjacent to the medical device, comprising:
a cylindrical sheath, extending from a sheath proximal end to a sheath distal end, including a sheath wall defining a sheath lumen, the sheath wall and the sheath lumen capable of receiving and transmitting a sterilizing light, wherein the sheath wall includes at least one channel comprising a longitudinal portion and a transverse portion, extending in a direction transverse to the longitudinal portion, the transverse portion including a port formed in an inner surface of the sheath wall, adjacent the sheath lumen, or an outer surface of the sheath wall; a housing, surrounding the sheath proximal end, including a housing outer wall and a housing inner wall, the housing outer wall and housing inner wall defining a housing chamber there between, the housing inner wall defining a housing lumen, wherein the housing lumen and the sheath lumens are collinear and configured to receive a portion of the medical device; and a sterilizing assembly including a light source electrically coupled to a battery, the light source and the battery located within the housing chamber. |
地址 |
Minneapolis MN US |