Medical tube clearance device
AssigneeClearflow, Inc.
InventorsEdward M. Boyle, Jr., Kenneth J. Chesnin, Wayne A. Noda, Paul Molloy, Al Diaz, Daniel Hyman, Jon D. Jacobson
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Abstract
A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube includes a housing defining an interior, an exterior, and a port providing fluid communication therebetween. The device further includes an elongated guide wire residing at least partially within the housing, and first and second rollers defining a nip therebetween that are located within the housing. A guide wire extends through the nip and is drivable for advancement and retraction thereof through the port via rotation of the rollers.
Claims27
A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior, an exterior, and a port providing communication therebetween;
- an elongated guide wire residing at least partially within the housing;
- first and second rollers adapted to define a nip therebetween;
- a motor within said housing operable to drive at least one of the first roller and the second roller in order to drive said guide wire through said nip;
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- a user interface on said housing accessible from said exterior;
- said guide wire adapted to extend through said nip and be drivable for advancement and retraction thereof through said port via rotation of said rollers;
- said device being a self-contained, portable unit.
A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior, an exterior, and a port providing fluid communication therebetween;
- an elongated guide wire residing at least partially within the housing;
- first and second rollers adapted to define a nip therebetween;
- a motor within said housing operable to drive at least one of the first roller and the second roller in order to drive said guide wire through said nip;
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- a user interface on said housing accessible from said exterior;
- an outer surface portion of the housing is concave in order to accommodate a curvature of a patient's body to which the device is to be mounted in use;
- said guide wire is adapted to be drivable for advancement and retraction through said port and into a medical tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.