Tube Set with Anti Occlude Strip for Air Bladder Medical Devices
OwnerOrlando Mansur, JR., Leonard Nassinventors
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Abstract
An insertable anti-occlude strip includes a strip made of a material that is flexible, sturdy, durable and compression resistant. The strip has a cross-sectional shape such that when the strip is inserted into a hollow, flexible tube, there are open longitudinal apertures formed between the strip and the inner wall of the tube, allowing bi-directional flow of air or fluids through the tube. The insertable and tubal anti-occlude strip, when inserted into a hollow and flexible tube, provides resistance to occlusion of the tube lumen when the tube is under compressive or shear forces, which would otherwise significantly reduce or halt flow of air or fluids through the tube.
Claims13
A medical therapy device, comprising:
- a tube having a lumen configured to pass air or fluids therethrough;
- an anti-occlude strip having a major dimension sized to be received within said lumen and a minor dimension less than said major dimension, wherein said major dimension and said minor dimension cooperate to form at least one longitudinal aperture within said lumen.
A method of preventing occlusion of a deep vein thrombosis prevention device tube having a lumen, comprising:
- providing a deep vein thrombosis prevention device comprising an inflatable garment sleeve receiving air from an air pump source via a flexible medical therapy device tube having a lumen;
- and
- providing an anti-occlude strip within said lumen of said tube to form one or more longitudinal apertures within said tube to facilitate the passage of air from said air pump.
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A method of preventing occlusion of a medical device tube having a lumen passing fluid therethrough, comprising:
- providing a medical device comprising at least one flexible medical device tube having a lumen;
- and
- providing an anti-occlude strip within said lumen of said tube to form one or more longitudinal apertures within said tube to facilitate the passage of said fluid therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.