Light disinfecting apparatus and methods
AssigneeInikoa Medical, Ic.
InventorBrett M. Zaborsky
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Abstract
An assembly for redirecting light emitted by an end-emitting optical fiber into an inner lumen of a body is provided. According to one implementation, the body includes one or more surfaces disposed on or in the body onto which the light is configured to impinge when the end emitting optical fiber is activated, the one or more surfaces being configured to alter the trajectory of the light so that the light is directed to impinge on a light reflector of a cap removably attached to the body, the light reflector of the cap being configured to redirect the light distally into the inner lumen of the body.
Claims20
A central venous catheter comprising:
- a main shaft having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the distal end portion configured for placement inside a patient, the main shaft having a working lumen;
- a first infusion shaft having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the first infusion shaft having a working lumen;
- a first optical fiber having a length and being configured to emit bacterial disinfecting light;
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- a hub having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end portion of the first infusion shaft being coupled to the main shaft by a first conduit located inside the hub, the first conduit fluidly connecting the working lumen of the first infusion shaft with the working lumen of the main shaft, the hub having a first channel that houses at least a portion of the length of the first optical fiber, the first channel being located outside the conduit and not forming a part of the main shaft, nor a part of the infusion shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.