Thoracic catheter device
AssigneeBoard of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
InventorsAlireza Hamidian Jahromi, David Hilton Ballard, Jeffery Adam Weisman, Horacio Ruben Vincent D'Agostino
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Abstract
A thoracic catheter system comprises a flexible thoracic catheter for inserting into a thoracic cavity of a human. A distal end of the thoracic catheter has a plurality of apertures. A proximate end of the thoracic catheter is designed to extend out of the thoracic cavity. A three way valve is one of fused with and removably attached to the proximal end of the thoracic catheter.
Claims19
A thoracic catheter system comprising:
- a flexible thoracic catheter for inserting into a thoracic cavity of a human;
- a distal end of the thoracic catheter has a plurality of apertures;
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- a proximate end of the thoracic catheter designed to extend out of the thoracic cavity;
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- a three way valve that is one of fused with and removably attached to the proximate end of the thoracic catheter,
- wherein the three way valve includes an outer ring extending around a circumference of a body of the three way valve, the outer ring defining multiple external ports, and the outer ring may be rotated with respect to the body to open and close one or more of the multiple external ports;
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- wherein the three way valve has four stable on positions and four stable off positions.
A method of accessing thoracic cavity of a patient to provide therapy comprising:
- inserting a flexible thoracic catheter into a thoracic cavity of a human;
- wherein a distal end of the thoracic catheter has a plurality of apertures;
- a proximate end of the thoracic catheter extends out of the thoracic cavity;
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- a three way valve is one of fused with and removably attached to the proximate end of the thoracic catheter, and the plurality of apertures are radially aligned along a circumference of the thoracic catheter;
- wherein the three way valve has four stable on positions and four stable off positions.
A thoracic catheter system comprising:
- a flexible thoracic catheter for inserting into a thoracic cavity of a human;
- a distal end of the thoracic catheter has a plurality of apertures;
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- a proximate end of the thoracic catheter designed to extend out of the thoracic cavity;
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- a three way valve that is one of fused with and removably attached to the proximate end of the thoracic catheter;
- wherein an inner surface of the thoracic catheter is formed of one of polytetrafluoroethylene, silver ionic, silver nanoparticles, copper, copper alloy, organosilanes, gold, titanium dioxide, and carbon nanotubes;
- wherein the three way valve has four stable on positions and four stable off positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.