Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Subdural drainage catheter with self contained mechanism for restoration of flow following catheter obstruction
- Patent Title (中): 导管阻塞导管,具有自体机制,用于恢复导管阻塞
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Application No.: US13848285Application Date: 2013-03-21
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Publication No.: US09126006B2Publication Date: 2015-09-08
- Inventor: Charles L. Branch , John P. Eickman
- Applicant: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- 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, PA
- Main IPC: A61M27/00
- IPC: A61M27/00 ; A61B5/00 ; A61M25/01 ; A61M25/04

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said stylet having an upper portion and a lower portion and configured such that said stylet is moved between (i) a withdrawn position with said stylet withdrawn from a portion of said subdural evacuation port device, and (ii) an extended position with said stylet extending through said subdural drainage device such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 (d) an external drain opening formed on either said subdural drainage device or said housing.
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