Devices and methods for clearing occlusions and for providing irrigation in in-situ artificial and natural lumens
AssigneeActuated Medical, Inc.
InventorsMaureen L. Mulvihill, Gabriela Hernandez Meza
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Abstract
Devices and methods for the effective clearing of artificial tubes, for example, in-situ clearing of artificial tubes in a living being are covered in this disclosure. The devices and methods provide a controller comprising at least one actuator for generating repetitive motion, and a stem coupled to the at least one actuator. The stem includes at least one fluid source, a conduit member in fluidic communication with the fluid source, and a reciprocating member at least partially disposed within the conduit member and configured to accept the repetitive motion. The fluid source includes a deformable reservoir and/or a port.
Claims30
An occlusion clearing device, comprising:
- a controller comprising at least one actuator for generating repetitive motion;
- and
- a stem coupled to the at least one actuator, the stem comprising:
- at least one fluid source, said fluid source being a deformable reservoir that has an open proximal end and an open distal end;
- a conduit member in fluidic communication with said fluid source;
- and
- a reciprocating member at least partially disposed within said conduit member and configured to accept the repetitive motion, wherein the reciprocating member includes a shaft that extends through the open proximal end of the deformable reservoir and through the deformable reservoir and out of the open distal end of the deformable reservoir wherein the shaft of the reciprocating member is located inside of the deformable reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.