Patient lead wire detangler
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorPatrick L. Hauge
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Abstract
A device for detangling or preventing the tangling of a plurality of elongated flexible members. At least one slidable collar includes at least one elongated bore for receiving the flexible members. The slidable collar is slidable along the flexible members.
Claims29
A device for detangling or preventing the tangling of a plurality of elongated flexible members, the device comprising:
- at least one slidable collar comprising at least one elongated bore for receiving at least one of the flexible members, wherein the slidable collar is slidable along the flexible members.
A method for detangling a plurality of flexible members, the method comprising:
- sliding along the flexible members at least one slidable collar member that comprises a bore for each flexible member.
A method for preventing a plurality of flexible members from becoming tangled, the method comprising:
- retaining the flexible members with a flexible member retainer comprising a plurality of flexible member retaining grooves, each groove retaining one flexible member, each groove comprising an opening having a maximum width smaller than a maximum width of the flexible member the groove is to retain.
A device for preventing a plurality of flexible members from becoming tangled, the device comprising:
- a flexible member retainer for retaining the flexible members, the flexible member retainer comprising a plurality of flexible member retaining grooves, each groove retaining one flexible member, each groove comprising an opening having a maximum width smaller than a maximum width of the flexible member the groove is to retain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.