Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Extensible internal bolster for a medical device
- Patent Title (中): 用于医疗设备的可扩展内部枕垫
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Application No.: US12831644Application Date: 2010-07-07
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Publication No.: US08715244B2Publication Date: 2014-05-06
- Inventor: Ericka Prechtel , David L. Thorne
- Applicant: Ericka Prechtel , David L. Thorne
- Applicant Address: US NJ Murray Hill
- Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Current Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Murray Hill
- Agency: Rutan & Tucker, LLP
- Main IPC: A61M5/32
- IPC: A61M5/32

Abstract:
An internal bolster for use securing a medical device, such as a feeding tube, within a body of a patient is disclosed. In one embodiment, a feeding tube includes an internal bolster, comprising one or more bolster arms that each include a first end hingedly connected to a distal end of the medical device and a free second end. The bolster arms are selectively deployable between a first position wherein the bolster arms are substantially in-line with an axis of feeding tube, and a second position wherein the bolster arms are substantially deflected from the axis of the feeding tube to enable securement of the feeding tube within a stoma or other opening defined in the body. Various means for selectively moving the bolster arms between the first and second positions are disclosed. Related methods of use are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110009828A1 EXTENSIBLE INTERNAL BOLSTER FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE Public/Granted day:2011-01-13
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