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US 2018/0008809 A1Published application
Port Reservoir Cleaning System and Method
AssigneeAngioDynamics, Inc.
InventorsBradley D. Chartrand, Jeffrey Willis
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Abstract
Devices and methods for cleaning a port reservoir are disclosed. The system includes a trocar, cannula and cleaning member. In one embodiment, the cleaning member has scraping members disposed at its distal end for mechanical breakup of thrombus formation. The cleaning member can also have a lumen for infusing anti-coagulant fluid and aspirating loose pieces of thrombus formation.
Claims13
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A method of cleaning at least one port reservoir, the method comprising:
- inserting a trocar/cannula assembly is introduced into the at least one port reservoir by piercing a septum of the at least one port reservoir, the assembly comprising:
- a trocar comprising a proximal end and distal end, the distal end terminating in a sharp tip;
- a cannula comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a cannula lumen extending therebetween;
- removing the trocar from the cannula;
- and
- inserting a cleaning member through the cannula and into the at least one port reservoir, the cleaning member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a shaft and a cleaning member lumen extending therebetween, wherein a portion of the distal end of the shaft is flexible.
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