Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System for clearing surgical chest drainage tube blockages
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Application No.: US15249337Application Date: 2016-08-26
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Publication No.: US10525175B2Publication Date: 2020-01-07
- Inventor: James R. Lucas
- Applicant: Epic Medical Concepts & Innovations, Inc.
- Agency: The Law Firm of Brett M. Maland
- Main IPC: A61M1/00
- IPC: A61M1/00 ; A61M25/00 ; A61M27/00 ; A61M39/00 ; A61M39/10 ; A61M39/24
Abstract:
This device is used to clear clots and blockages from chest drainage tubes. This invention relates to patient safety after open-heart surgical procedures, wherein postoperative drainage from the surgical site is a critical component of care. Blocked drainage tubes can cause dangerous retained blood complications, most notably, cardiac tamponade, which essentially smothers the heart.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170128640A1 SYSTEM FOR CLEARING SURGICAL CHEST DRAINAGE TUBE BLOCKAGES Public/Granted day:2017-05-11
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