公开(公告)号：US10471189B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US14624161

申请日：2015-02-17

申请人： CLEARFLOW, INC.

发明人： Kathryn Bernadine O'Keefe ,  Stephen Riddle McDaniel ,  Edward M. Boyle, Jr. ,  Kenneth Allan Beres ,  Matthew Christopher Barra ,  Thomas Urbanik ,  Chelsea Ann Gammon ,  Kenneth J. Chesnin

IPC分类号： A61M1/00 ,  A61M25/00

摘要： A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube includes an enclosure having an interior and an exterior, the enclosure comprising a distal opening for providing access to the interior of the enclosure. The device further includes a spool provided within the enclosure that is rotatable about an axis and an elongated guide member coupled to the spool such that rotation of the spool causes the guide member to wind or unwind about the spool. The device further includes a drive mechanism that is operable to rotate the spool within the enclosure without compromising a sterile field within the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US10974023B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US14624328

申请日：2015-02-17

申请人： CLEARFLOW, INC.

发明人： Kathryn Bernadine O'Keefe ,  Stephen Riddle McDaniel ,  Edward M. Boyle, Jr. ,  Kenneth Allan Beres ,  Kenneth J. Chesnin

IPC分类号： A61M25/00 ,  A61M1/00

摘要： A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube, such as a chest tube, is disclosed in various embodiments. In embodiments, the device features a clearance member that is formed to match a cross-section of a medical tube. Still further, the clearance member can have a plurality of branches, each branch configured to clear a respective lumen in a partitioned region of a medical tube. In this manner, the clearance member may clear obstructions from individual lumens of the partitioned region of the medical tube. Device for actuating a clearance member to clear obstructions within a medical tube are also disclosed. Methods of clearing a medical tube of obstructions are also disclosed.