Percutaneous device
AssigneeThe General Hospital Corporation
InventorsJohn Di Capua, Jr., Avik Som
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a coupling a percutaneous device. The system can include a first coupling that can be configured to connect to a first catheter extending through a percutaneous opening in a patient, a second coupling that can be configured to connect to a second catheter to fluidly connect to the first catheter, and a failure-release that can be configured to automatically disconnect the fluid connection between the first catheter and the second catheter upon the system receiving a force at or above a predetermined threshold to protect the percutaneous opening in the patient from the force.
Claims32
A system configured to be coupled to a percutaneous device, the system comprising:
- a first coupling configured to connect to a first catheter extending through a percutaneous opening in a patient;
- a second coupling configured to connect to a second catheter to fluidly connect to the first catheter;
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- a failure-release configured to automatically disconnect the fluid connection between the first catheter and the second catheter upon the system receiving a force at or above a predetermined threshold to protect the percutaneous opening in the patient from the force.
A system configured to be coupled to a percutaneous device, the system comprising:
- a failure-release operable between an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration;
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- a one-way valve;
- the failure-release and the one-way valve configured to be integrated with a catheter extending through a percutaneous opening in a patient;
- with the failure-release in the engaged configuration the one-way valve is in an open configuration and fluid flow is permitted through the catheter, the one-way valve, and out through the failure-release;
- with the failure-release in the disengaged configuration the one-way valve is in a closed configuration and fluid flow is prohibited through the catheter.
A system configured to be used with a percutaneous device, the system comprising:
- a retainer including a base, the base configured to be secured to skin of the patient adjacent a percutaneous opening in a patient;
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- the retainer configured to retain a catheter extending through the percutaneous opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.