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US 12,758,698 B2Granted
Breast pocket irrigation apparatuses and methods
AssigneeTELA Bio, Inc.
InventorsRahim Nazerali, Raymond Buzz Bonneau
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Abstract
A subcutaneous irrigation apparatus comprising a flexible base comprising one or more size adjustment channels and a plurality of irrigation lumens and a hub coupled to the flexible base. The hub may include an inlet port, an outlet port, and a suction port, wherein the plurality of irrigation lumens extend from the hub. These apparatuses may be configured to apply irrigation as a vortex within the body.
Claims20
A subcutaneous irrigation system comprising:
- a flexible base comprising a plurality of size adjustment channels configured to remove a predefined amount of the flexible base and a plurality of irrigation lumens;
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- a hub coupled to the flexible base, the hub comprising an inlet port, an outlet tube, and a suction port, wherein the flexible base is sized and configured to be positioned in a formed subcutaneous pocket, and wherein the plurality of irrigation lumens extend radially away from the hub and are configured to generate a fluid vortex within the formed subcutaneous pocket, wherein each irrigation lumen of the plurality of irrigation lumens is positioned at a vortex angle of between about 10 degrees and about 80 degrees between a midline down the length of the irrigation lumen and a line tangent to a rim of the flexible base from a point where the midline intersects the rim of the flexible base.
A breast pocket irrigation system comprising:
- a flexible base with one or more size adjustment channels configured to reduce a perimeter of the flexible base by a predetermined amount;
- a plurality of irrigation tubes coupled to the flexible base, wherein for each irrigation tube of the plurality of irrigation tubes, the irrigation tube is positioned at an angle of between about 10 degrees and about 80 degrees between a midline down the length of the irrigation tube and a line tangent to a rim of the flexible base from a point where the midline intersects the rim of the flexible base;
- a central hub comprising an inlet port, outlet tube, and suction port, wherein a proximal end of each irrigation tube is in communication with the central hub.
A method of irrigating a breast pocket, the method comprising the steps of:
- adjusting a size of a breast pocket irrigation system having a flexible base with size adjustment channels;
- inserting the flexible base into the breast pocket;
- initiating a flow of irrigation fluid through a central hub of the breast pocket irrigation system, wherein the central hub distributes the irrigation fluid through irrigation tubes coupled to the flexible base, wherein irrigation tube is positioned at an angle of between about 10 degrees and about 80 degrees between a midline down the length of the irrigation tube and a line tangent to a rim of the flexible base from a point where the midline intersects the rim of the flexible base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.