发明名称 |
METHODS AND DEVICES TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONS FROM MEDICAL TUBES |
摘要 |
A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube, such as a chest tube, is disclosed in various embodiments. The device features a clearance member in the form of a loop. The loop desirably has a diameter that substantially corresponds to the inner diameter of the medical tube. Also desirably, the loop presents a substantially unobstructed pathway therethrough for the flow of material from a location in the medical tube distal to the loop to a location in the medical tube proximal to the loop regardless whether the clearance member is being translated or is at rest in the medical tube. Methods of utilizing such a device are also disclosed.
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申请公布号 |
US2012017943(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.01.26 |
申请号 |
US201113251940 |
申请日期 |
2011.10.03 |
申请人 |
BOYLE, JR. EDWARD M.;DALE NATHAN J.;LEONARD PAUL C.;GILLINOV ALAN MARC;KIDERMAN SAM;COHN WILLIAM E.;THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION;CLEAR CATHETER SYSTEMS, INC. |
发明人 |
BOYLE, JR. EDWARD M.;DALE NATHAN J.;LEONARD PAUL C.;GILLINOV ALAN MARC;KIDERMAN SAM;COHN WILLIAM E. |
分类号 |
B08B9/00;B08B9/04 |
主分类号 |
B08B9/00 |
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