System and method for removing an implanted catheter from a patient
AssigneeHazem Barmada
InventorHazem BARMADA
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Abstract
A method comprising removing a port from a patient through an incision and coupling a rod disposed in a sheath to the end of a catheter. The method also includes sliding the sheath along the rod and catheter into tissue surrounding the catheter in a rotating manner to separate the tissue from the catheter until the catheter is able to freely be removed from the patient, and removing the catheter from the patient. The method may also include making a shorter second incision on the patient and exposing a portion of the catheter through the patient's skin to facilitate coupling of the rod with the catheter and retrieval of the catheter.
Claims14
A method for removing an implanted port and associated catheter comprising:
- making a first incision on a patient;
- removing the port from the patient;
- coupling a rod disposed in a sheath to the catheter;
- sliding the sheath along the rod and catheter into tissue surrounding the catheter in a rotating manner to separate the tissue from the catheter until the catheter is able to freely be removed from the patient;
- and
- removing the catheter from the patient.
A system for removing an implanted catheter comprising:
- a rod containing a rod body and a rod handle, wherein the rod body is substantially straight;
- and
- a hollow sheath containing a sheath body and a sheath handle, wherein the sheath body is capable of bending to at least 90 degrees, and
- wherein both the rod handle and the sheath handle are made of a non-slip material.
A system for removing an implanted catheter comprising:
- means for coupling a rod to a catheter;
- and
- means for separating tissue from the catheter so that the catheter is able to freely be removed from a patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.