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US 2008/0177221 A1Published application
Apparatus to prevent applicator re-use
AssigneeCelleration, Inc.
InventorsDonald L. Millerd, Alan Van Houten, Michael T. Peterson, Ryan Tetzloff
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Abstract
The invention provides devices to prevent re-use of an ultrasound applicator.
Claims31
A locking device, comprising:
- a housing having a first sidewall and a second sidewall;
- a first arm attached to the first sidewall and having a paddle portion;
- a second arm attached to the second sidewall and having a hook portion;
- wherein the hook portion is configured to hold the paddle portion in a first position, such that when the hook portion is released, the paddle portion moves to a second position.
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An apparatus for preventing re-use of an applicator comprising:
- a housing having a first sidewall and a second sidewall;
- a first arm attached to the first sidewall and having a paddle portion;
- a second arm attached to the second sidewall and having a hook portion;
- wherein the hook portion is configured to hold the paddle portion in a first position, such that when the hook portion is released, the paddle portion moves to a second position and prevents re-use of the applicator.
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An applicator for use in treating a wound and modified to prevent re-use, the applicator comprising:
- a nozzle including
- a proximal portion, a distal opening and a valve interface, the proximal portion being engagable with a portion of an ultrasound wound therapy device, the distal opening allowing at least a portion of a transducer tip of the ultrasound wound therapy device to pass therethrough, the valve interface defining an axis therethrough;
- a valve comprising a valve opening, an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion being engagable with the valve interface of the nozzle, and the valve opening selectively allows fluid to flow therethrough;
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- an aperture, the aperture in fluid communication with at least the upper portion of the valve;
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- a device for preventing re-use of said nozzle comprising:
- a housing having a first sidewall and a second sidewall;
- a first arm attached to the first sidewall and having a paddle portion;
- a second arm attached to the second sidewall and having a hook portion;
- wherein the hook portion is configured to hold the paddle portion in a first position, such that when the hook portion is released, the paddle portion moves to a second position and prevents re-use of the applicator.
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A method of preventing re-use of an applicator comprising the steps of:
- providing an applicator, comprising:
- a nozzle including a proximal portion, a distal opening and a valve interface, the proximal portion being engagable with a portion of an ultrasound wound therapy device, the distal opening allowing at least a portion of a transducer tip of the ultrasound wound therapy device to pass therethrough, the valve interface defining an axis therethrough;
- a valve comprising a valve opening, an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion being engagable with the valve interface of the nozzle, and the valve opening selectively allows fluid to flow therethrough;
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- an aperture, the aperture in fluid communication with at least the upper portion of the valve;
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- providing a device for preventing re-use of said nozzle comprising:
- a housing having a first sidewall and a second sidewall;
- a first arm attached to the first sidewall and having a paddle portion;
- a second arm attached to the second sidewall and having a hook portion;
- wherein the hook portion is configured to hold the paddle portion in a first position, such that when the hook portion is released, the paddle portion moves to a second position and prevents re-use of the applicator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.