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US 2014/0371678 A1Published application
Self-expandable tube and method of use
AssigneeBiO2 Medical, Inc.
InventorLuis F. Angel
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Abstract
The invention relates to a self-expandable tube having a catheter body with a double lumen in which one lumen allows for suctioning or decompression and another lumen for a feeding tube. A self-expandable portion collects secretions above the expandable portion or in the anatomical lumen and a suction source coupled to the self-expandable tube removes the secretions as is disclosed herein.
Claims20
A self-expandable tube comprising:
- a. a catheter body operably coupled to a self-expandable portion on a distal end of the catheter body, the catheter body including a first lumen and a second lumen that span the longitudinal length of the catheter body;
- b. an outer sheath surrounding at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the catheter body, and the outer sheath including a plurality of openings traversing the thickness of the outer sheath;
- c. the first lumen is operably coupled with a tube that traverses the length of the first lumen and through the self-expandable portion;
- d. the second lumen is operably coupled with a suctioning or decompression tube that traverses the length of the second lumen and through the self-expandable portion;
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- e. the self-expandable portion expands to the size of the anatomical lumen.
3 more elements
A self-expandable tube comprising:
- a. an elongate catheter body with a proximal end and a distal end operably coupled to an expandable section, the catheter body including a double lumen tube that spans the longitudinal length of the catheter body;
- b. an outer sheath surrounding the catheter body, and
- c. an expandable section that expands and contracts to the vessel size of the esophagus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.