Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a lumen clearing device for a lumen of an airway device and, in particular, an endotracheal tube. The lumen clearing device may include a shaft and a ridge disposed along a distal portion of the shaft, where the ridge extends from the shaft in a spiral configuration. The lumen clearing device may further include a rotating mechanism connected to a proximal portion of the shaft that is configured to rotate the shaft and the ridge. The shaft may be configured to be inserted into a lumen of an airway tube. The ridge, when rotated as the shaft is inserted into the lumen of the airway tube, may contact and convey a material disposed in the lumen of the airway tube out of the lumen of the airway tube.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a navigation system for placing a medical device into a patient. The system may include an external unit configured to be disposed on a chest of the patient, the external unit having: a radiating element configured to produce a first radio frequency ("RF") signal; and a plurality of three-axis sensors configured to receive a second RF signal. The system may also include a medical device such as a catheter. The catheter may have: a first antenna configured to receive the first RF signal and produce an alternating current; a rectifier configured to convert the alternating current into a direct current; a frequency generator configured to produce a second RF signal that is received by the plurality of three-axis sensors. The RF signals received by the plurality of three-axis sensors may be used to determine a position of the catheter relative to the external unit.
Abstract:
A medical device for delivering a reagent, such as a pharmaceutical agent, a diagnostic agent, a nutrient, or another type of reagent, to an intravascular or intralumenal location, is disclosed. The medical device has a coating, where exposing the coating to light severs a photosensitive bond that releases the reagent into the immediate vicinity of the location.
Abstract:
A pressure adjustment apparatus including a pump, a selector valve coupled to the pump, and a chamber in selective fluid communication with the pump through the selector valve is disclosed. The pump includes a pump body that defines a variable volume therein, the pump body further defining a first aperture and a second aperture therethrough. The selector valve includes a first check valve disposed in a first fluid channel of a plurality of fluid channels, the first check valve being oriented to permit flow through the first fluid channel only in a first flow direction, the first flow direction being a flow direction out of the variable volume, and a second check valve disposed in a second fluid channel of the plurality of fluid channels, the second check valve being oriented to permit flow through the second fluid channel only in a second flow direction.
Abstract:
An infection detection system includes a sampling device, a lysing chamber, a filter, a meter, a NASBA fluidic network, and an instrument. The sampling device is configured to contain a whole blood sample containing a pathogen target. The lysing chamber is configured to be in fluid communication with the sampling device to receive the whole blood sample. The lysing chamber is configured to lyse the whole blood sample into a lysate. The filter is configured to be in fluid communication with the lysing chamber and to filter the lysate into a filter lysate. The meter is configured to be in fluid communication with the filter and configured to meter a predetermined amount of filtered lysate from the filtered lysate. The NASBA fluidic network is configured to be in fluid communication with the meter to receive the predetermined amount of filtered lysate.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for detecting an infection are disclosed. A method of detecting an infection in a patient includes subcutaneously collecting a whole blood sample in a reservoir of the sampling device. The method further includes removing the reservoir, connecting the reservoir to a sample processor, and transferring the whole blood sample from the reservoir to the sample processor for processing. The method also includes connecting the sample processor to an analytical instrument and analyzing the processed sample via the analytical instrument.
Abstract:
A hand held hub sterilization and data acquisition device includes a housing having an opening for receiving a medical device, a sterilization chamber formed in the housing, a source of UV radiation disposed within the sterilization chamber for uniform emission of UV-C radiation into the sterilization chamber, and an RFID scanner configured into the housing. A patient care system includes a hand held hub sterilization and data acquisition device and an RFID enabled medical device.
Abstract:
An infection detection system includes a sampling device, a meter, a sample processor, and an analytical instrument. The sampling device is configured to collect a whole blood sample containing a pathogen target. The meter is configured to be removably connected to a portion of the sampling device to meter a predetermined amount of the whole blood sample. The sample processor includes a NASBA fluidic network configured to be in fluid communication with the meter to receive the whole blood sample. The NASBA fluidic network includes an enzyme, a primer, and a beacon. The enzyme and a primer are for amplifying a predetermined genetic sequence in the pathogen target. The beacon is configured to attach to the predetermined genetic sequence in the pathogen target.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a navigation system for placing a medical device into a patient. The system may include an external unit configured to be disposed on a chest of the patient, the external unit having: a radiating element configured to produce a first radio frequency ("RF") signal; and a plurality of three-axis sensors configured to receive a second RF signal. The system may also include a medical device such as a catheter. The catheter may have: a first antenna configured to receive the first RF signal and produce an alternating current; a rectifier configured to convert the alternating current into a direct current; a frequency generator configured to produce a second RF signal that is received by the plurality of three-axis sensors. The RF signals received by the plurality of three-axis sensors may be used to determine a position of the catheter relative to the external unit.
Abstract:
An ultraviolet irradiation system includes a medical device having a central lumen, an optical fiber having a longitudinal length, and an ultraviolet wave generator, wherein ultraviolet waves generated by the wave generator are dispersed along the longitudinal length of the optical fiber to disinfect the central lumen of the medical device.