Methods and systems for eroding and preventing deposits within vessels

A method for eroding a deposit within a vessel, the method comprising the steps of:

• expanding a flow redirecting device within the vessel, the flow redirecting device comprising:
• a telescoping mechanism comprising an inlet telescoping member and an end telescoping member, wherein:
• the inlet telescoping member is an annular wall having a first proximal diameter and a first distal diameter less than the first proximal diameter;
• the end telescoping member has an open end and a closed end, the open end having a second proximal diameter less than the first proximal diameter;
• the telescoping mechanism has a retracted configuration in which the end telescoping member is at least partially nested inside of the inlet telescoping member;
• the telescoping mechanism has an extended configuration in which the inlet telescoping member and the end telescoping member are arranged end to end to define a flow path that narrows from the first proximal diameter of the inlet telescoping member to the second proximal diameter of the end telescoping member;
• and
• the end telescoping member has an aperture defined therein, wherein the aperture is in fluid communication with the flow path defined by the inlet telescoping member and has a cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of the open end of the end telescoping member;
• an extending arm coupled to the inlet telescoping member and the end telescoping member, wherein the extending arm selectively transitions the telescoping mechanism between the retracted configuration and the extended configuration;
• and
• a plate coupled to the inlet telescoping member and constructed of a ferromagnetic metal;
• directing the aperture towards the deposit formed on an inner surface of the vessel;
• disposing one or more eroding objects within the vessel such that the eroding objects enter the fluid flow within the vessel;
• redirecting a portion of a fluid and eroding objects flowing through the vessel into the inlet telescoping member and out of the aperture, wherein a shape and size of the end telescoping member relative to the inlet telescoping member causes the fluid to increase in velocity;
• and
• eroding the deposit with a flow out of the aperture.