Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Subdural drainage catheter with flow restoration mechanism
- Patent Title (中): 具有流动恢复机制的硬膜下引流导管
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Application No.: US13130238Application Date: 2009-11-20
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Publication No.: US08403878B2Publication Date: 2013-03-26
- Inventor: Charles L. Branch, Jr. , John P. Eickman
- Applicant: Charles L. Branch, Jr. , John P. Eickman
- Applicant Address: US NC Winston-Salem
- Assignee: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Current Assignee: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Winston-Salem
- Agency: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec
- International Application: PCT/US2009/065282 WO 20091120
- International Announcement: WO2010/059915 WO 20100527
- Main IPC: A61M5/00
- IPC: A61M5/00

Abstract:
A subdural drainage system includes (a) a subdural drainage device having an opening formed therethrough, said subdural drainage device having an upper portion, a body portion, and a lower portion; (b) a housing having an upper portion and lower portion, with said housing connected to said subdural drainage device; said housing movable between (i) a first configuration and (ii) a second configuration; and (c) a stylet positioned inside said housing, said stylet having an upper portion and a lower portion and configured such that said stylet is moved between (i) a withdrawn position with said stylet withdrawn from a portion of said subdural evacuation port device, and (ii) an extended position with said stylet extending through said subdural drainage device such that blockages are disrupted in the subdural drainage device when said housing is moved between said first and second housing configurations; and (e) an external drain opening formed on either said subdural drainage device or said housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110282263A1 Subdural Drainage Catheter with Flow Restoration Mechanism Public/Granted day:2011-11-17
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