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US 2014/0276541 A1Published application
Content inflation and delivery system
OwnerPrabhat K. Ahluwalia, Puja Ahluwaliainventors
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein disclose a content inflation and delivery system comprising. The system including a container including a fluid inlet in fluid communication with a fluid outlet; wherein the fluid outlet is positioned between the fluid inlet and the second end. The system also includes inflatable content being configured for inflation and delivery from the second end.
Claims19
A content inflation and delivery system comprising:
- (1) a container including (a)(i) a first end with a first end diameter and a second end with a second end diameter, (a)(ii) an inner surface and an outer surface, and (a)(iii) a vertical axis between the first end and the second end;
- (2) a hollow shaft including (a)(i) a first shaft end comprising a fluid inlet configured to receive a fluid and (a)(ii) a second shaft end configured to deliver the fluid;
- wherein the hollow shaft is movable through the container along the vertical axis;
- and wherein the first shaft end is farther from the second end of the container than the second shaft end;
- (3) a fluid outlet comprising or coupled to the second shaft end, the fluid outlet being comprised of a male luer connector having (a)(i) an outlet base portion with an outlet outer surface and an outlet base diameter, and (a)(ii) an inner tubular portion with a threaded inner surface and an inner diameter;
- wherein the inner diameter is smaller than the base diameter;
- and the base diameter is smaller than the first end diameter and the second end diameter;
- (4) an inflatable content comprising one or more of an inflatable balloon configured for coupling to a balloon inlet, the balloon inlet being comprised of a female luer connector having (a)(i) an inlet base portion with an inlet outer surface and an inlet base diameter;
- and (a)(ii) a threaded cannula configured to couple or engage the inner tubular portion of the male luer connector;
- where in a first configuration the inflatable content is in fluid communication with the fluid outlet and the hollow shaft;
- the female luer connector is coupled to the male luer connector;
- the outlet base portion is located between the first end and the second of the container;
- the outlet base portion is closer to the first end than the inlet base portion;
- and a content diameter of the inflatable content is less than the second end diameter and less than the first end diameter of the container;
- wherein in a second configuration the balloon inlet is uncoupled from the second shaft end;
- the female luer connector is uncoupled from the male luer connector;
- the outlet base portion is located between the first end and the second of the container;
- the outlet base portion is closer to the first end than the inlet base portion;
- and a content diameter of the inflatable content is greater than the second end diameter and greater than the first end diameter of the container.
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A content inflation and delivery system comprising:
- (1) a container including (a)(i) a first end with a first end diameter and a second end with a second end diameter, (a)(ii) a container protrusion positioned on an inner surface of the container between the first end and second end, and (a)(iii) a vertical axis between the first end and the second end;
- (2) a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;
- wherein the fluid outlet is positioned between the fluid inlet and the second end;
- the fluid outlet is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet;
- and the fluid outlet is movable between the first end and the second end;
- (3) an inflatable content configured to be housed within the container;
- wherein the inflatable content is configured to move between the first end and the second end;
- and the inflatable content is positioned between the fluid outlet and the second end;
- (4) a content inlet including an outer surface, the outer surface including a content inlet protrusion;
- wherein the content inlet is configured to couple to the fluid outlet and receive a fluid from the fluid outlet;
- content inlet is coupled to the inflatable content and is configured for delivering the fluid into the inflatable content;
- and the content inlet protrusion is configured to interface with the container protrusion to limit rotation of the content inlet in a direction perpendicular to the vertical axis between the first end and the second end.
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An inflation and delivery method comprising:
- housing an inflatable content within a container
- (a) the inflatable content including (a)(i) a content inlet with an outer surface, (a)(ii) the outer surface including one or more of a content inlet protrusion;
- (b) the container comprised of (b)(i) a first end with a first diameter, a second end with a second diameter, and a vertical axis between the first end and second end, (b)(ii) one or more of a container protrusion on an inner surface of the container, (b)(iii) a fluid outlet positioned between the first end and the second end, and movable along the vertical axis;
- (c) a hollow shaft comprised of a first shaft end and a second shaft end;
- (c)(i) the first shaft end including a shaft inlet;
- and (c)(ii) the second shaft end being coupled to the fluid outlet;
- (d) a clamp placed a portion of the shaft proximal to the first end of the container;
- wherein the shaft, fluid inlet, fluid outlet and content inlet are in fluid communication with each other and the first shaft end is positioned proximal to the first end of the container;
- inserting the container into a port, an incision or any desired location for delivery of the inflatable content;
- applying a first force on the fluid outlet to push the inflatable content distal to the second end;
- delivering a fluid into the shaft inlet and inflating the inflatable content;
- rotating the shaft to cause the content inlet protrusion to interface with the container protrusion;
- pulling the fluid outlet from the second end towards the first end, thereby causing the fluid outlet to uncouple from the content inlet;
- and optionally pushing the shaft from the first end towards the second end to push the content inlet out of the second end and release the inflatable content from the inflation and delivery system.
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