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AssigneeClearflow, Inc.
InventorsKATHRYN BERNADINE O'KEEFE, STEPHEN RIDDLE MCDANIEL, EDWARD M. BOYLE, JR., KENNETH ALLAN BERES, KENNETH J. CHESNIN
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A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube, such as a chest tube, is disclosed in various embodiments. In embodiments, the device features a clearance member that is formed to match a cross-section of a medical tube. Still further, the clearance member can have a plurality of branches, each branch configured to clear a respective lumen in a partitioned region of a medical tube. In this manner, the clearance member may clear obstructions from individual lumens of the partitioned region of the medical tube. Device for actuating a clearance member to clear obstructions within a medical tube are also disclosed. Methods of clearing a medical tube of obstructions are also disclosed.
A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube, the device comprising:
A medical tube having a proximal region and a distal region, a primary lumen extending through both the proximal and distal regions, and at least one secondary lumen extending in the distal region and separated from the primary lumen by an interior wall of the medical tube, the secondary lumen being configured as a channel substantially open to a space outside the medical tube, the primary and secondary lumens being in fluid communication via at least one opening in the interior wall.
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