Systems and methods for catheter restoration
AssigneeInnovative Health
InventorsRoy Patchin, Haydn Oleson, Blessan C. Joseph, Rafal Chudzik
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Abstract
A system for removing kinks in a catheter and/or reforming a catheter of a medical device is provided. The system can include at least one clamp, a heat device, and a pair of rolling wheels. In at least one example, the at least one clamp can be operable to secure the catheter. In some examples, the heat device can be operable to provide heat to the catheter. In some examples, the pair of rolling wheels can be operable to receive the catheter of the medical device therebetween such that when the catheter is moved along a longitudinal axis between the pair of rolling wheels, the pair of rolling wheels reforms the catheter.
Claims22
A system for removing kinks in a catheter of a medical device and/or reforming the catheter of the medical device, the system comprising:
- at least one clamp operable to secure the catheter;
- a heat device operable to provide heat to the catheter secured by the at least one clamp;
- a reforming assembly including a reforming component operable to receive the catheter of the medical device therein such that when the catheter moves in relation to the reforming assembly along a longitudinal axis, the reforming assembly reforms the catheter and/or removes the kinks from the catheter;
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- a medical device tray operable to hold the medical device,
- wherein the at least one clamp includes a first clamp and a second clamp operable to secure the catheter on opposite sides of the reforming assembly, and
- wherein the first clamp and the second clamp are operable to move the catheter back and forth along the longitudinal axis, and
- wherein the medical device tray is operable to move along the longitudinal axis in coordination with the first clamp and the second clamp.
A method for reforming a catheter of a medical device, the method comprising:
- placing a body of the medical device in a medical device tray;
- securing the catheter to at least one clamp;
- providing heated air to at least one kink in the catheter via a heat device, thereby softening a material of the catheter;
- receiving the catheter in a reforming component of a reforming assembly;
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- moving the catheter in relation to the reforming assembly along a longitudinal axis, thereby reforming the catheter and/or removing kinks from the catheter,
- wherein the at least one clamp includes a first clamp and a second clamp operable to secure the catheter on opposite sides of the reforming assembly,
- wherein the first clamp and the second clamp are operable to move the catheter back and forth along the longitudinal axis, and
- wherein the medical device tray is operable to move along the longitudinal axis in coordination with the first clamp and the second clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.