Counting apparatus for use in interventional procedures
AssigneeClearstream Technologies Limited
InventorsStephanie Klocke, Jim C. Beasley, Justin Hall, Scott Randall
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Abstract
An apparatus is for use in connection with an implement for being inserted into a vascular space. The apparatus includes a body having a passage adapted for receiving the implement. A counter is provided for counting the amount the implement moves through the passage of the body. A kit may include a first counter adapted for use with a first device having a first diameter for being inserted into the vasculature, and a second counter adapted for use with a second device having a second diameter for being inserted into the vasculature. Related methods are also disclosed.
Claims11
An apparatus for use in connection with an implement for being inserted into a vascular space, comprising:
- a single use device comprising a plastic tubular body having a first end wall, a second end wall and a sidewall defining an interior passage extending from the first end wall to the second end wall and adapted for receiving the implement;
- a counter for engaging the implement within the interior passage for counting an amount the implement moves through the interior passage of the tubular body;
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- a display for displaying the amount on the sidewall of the tubular body, the display comprising a plurality of wheels, each of the plurality of wheels having numbers for indicating the amount the implement moves through the interior passage of the tubular body.
An apparatus for use in connection with an implement for being inserted into a vascular space, comprising:
- an introducer for introducing the implement to the vascular space;
- a single use device comprising a tubular body having an interior passage adapted for receiving the implement, the tubular body having a first end wall, a second end wall and a sidewall defining the interior passage extending from the first end wall to the second end wall and adapted for being connected to the introducer for introducing the implement to the vascular space;
- a counter for counting an amount the implement moves through the interior passage of the tubular body;
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- a display for displaying the amount on the sidewall of the tubular body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.