A method of manufacturing a medical device includes forming a drainage conduit for removing fluids from a patient and forming one or more flexible delivery conduits for delivering medication. The delivery conduits are attached to and detachably disposed in channels on an exterior surface of the drainage conduit, each being substantially flush with the surface and peelable at one or both ends. The channels may partially surround the delivery conduits and include lips or friction features for retention. The method may include forming multiple channels, permanently attaching portions of the delivery conduits, and providing drainage holes along a length of the drainage conduit. Additional features may include attaching luer locks to the delivery conduits, constructing the conduits from flexible materials, and fabricating components via extrusion. Optional design variations include concentric delivery conduit placement, non-circular cross-sections, and threading to enable suturing or attachment to other medical components or devices.
A method for draining fluids and delivering medication to a patient includes peeling a portion of a flexible delivery conduit from a flexible drainage conduit at a proximal end, while leaving a region of the delivery conduit attached in a channel formed along an exterior surface of the drainage conduit. The channel may hold the delivery conduit flush with the outer surface. The drainage conduit is inserted into the patient while the partially peeled delivery conduit remains attached. Fluids are drained via the drainage conduit, and medication is delivered via one or more flexible delivery conduits. The method may include peeling the delivery conduit at a distal end, opening a Luer lock, or puncturing the delivery conduit near the skin to deliver medication locally.
A device has a drainage conduit for draining fluids from a patient. The drainage conduit may be flexible. One or more flexible delivery conduits deliver medication to the patient. The one or more flexible delivery conduits are attached to the flexible drainage conduit. The one or more flexible delivery conduits are detachable from the flexible drainage conduits at at-least one end of the drainage conduit so that the delivery conduits can be peeled off the drainage conduit at the proximal and deployed with the proximal ends of the delivery conduits separated from the proximal end of the drainage conduit.
In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a system is provided for the monitoring of blood analytes using optical probes in the circulatory system. The probes can be inserted on the venous side of the circulatory system. In another embodiment, methods and apparatuses can be used for processing continuous information generated from indwelling intravascular or tissue optical sensors including, but not limited to, measuring gas concentrations, pH, temperature, and other analytes of blood or tissue. In another embodiment, analyte values can be displayed and analyzed to determine if the values fall outside of normal physiological parameters. Trends of one or multiple analyte values can be analyzed and extrapolated to predict any impending, deleterious condition. In one embodiment, an alarm can be transmitted to appropriate personnel when criterion/criteria are met. In yet another embodiment, devices can be inhibited from delivering continuous infusions of medicine to patients.
A61B 5/145 - Mesure des caractéristiques du sang in vivo, p. ex. de la concentration des gaz dans le sang ou de la valeur du pH du sang
A61B 5/1459 - Mesure des caractéristiques du sang in vivo, p. ex. de la concentration des gaz dans le sang ou de la valeur du pH du sang en utilisant des capteurs optiques, p. ex. des oxymètres à photométrie spectrale invasifs, p. ex. introduits dans le corps par un cathéter
A61B 5/00 - Mesure servant à établir un diagnostic Identification des individus
A61B 5/083 - Mesure du taux de métabolisme en utilisant un essai respiratoire, p. ex. mesure du taux de consommation d'oxygène
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CATHETER FOR FLUID DRAINAGE AND MEDICATION DELIVERY FROM/TO A PATIENT
A device has a flexible drainage conduit (100) for draining fluids from a patient. One or more flexible delivery conduits (308a-d) deliver medication to the patient. The one or more flexible delivery conduits (308a-d) are attached to the flexible drainage conduit (100). The one or more flexible delivery conduits (308a-d) are detachable from the flexible drainage conduit (100) at at-least one end of the drainage conduit so that the delivery conduits (308a-d) can be peeled off the drainage conduit at the proximal end and/or distal end.
A catheter 100 is comprised of a shaft 120 having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end being the end an end of the catheter 100 to be placed within the bladder 105, the proximal end being the end of the catheter 100 to be coupled to the inputs outside of the body, the shaft 120 having at least three discrete lumens, the at least three lumens including an inflation lumen 124, the inflation lumen 124 in fluid communication with an inflation side hole 130 in the shaft 120. The shaft has a drug delivery lumen 122, the drug delivery lumen 122 in fluid communication with a drug fluid side hole 128 in the shaft 120. The shaft has a bladder fluid lumen 126, the bladder fluid lumen 126 in fluid communication with a bladder drainage aperture 132 in the shaft 120,
wherein distally refers to a distal reference direction 101 towards the elements to be placed in the bladder, and proximally refers to a proximal reference direction 103 towards inputs that remain outside of the body,
wherein drug delivery lumen 122, the inflation lumen 124, and the bladder fluid lumen 126 are not in fluid communication.
A catheter is comprised of a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end being the end an end of the catheter to be placed within the bladder, the proximal end being the end of the catheter to be coupled to the inputs outside of the body, the shaft having at least three discrete lumens, the at least three lumens including an inflation lumen, the inflation lumen in fluid communication with an inflation side hole in the shaft. The shaft has a drug delivery lumen, the drug delivery lumen in fluid communication with a drug fluid side hole in the shaft. The shaft has a bladder fluid lumen, the bladder fluid lumen in fluid communication with a bladder drainage aperture in the shaft. The drug delivery lumen, the inflation lumen, and the bladder fluid lumen are not in fluid communication.
A61M 25/04 - Dispositifs de maintien en position, p. ex. sur le corps à l'intérieur du corps, p. ex. expansibles
A61M 29/00 - Dilatateurs avec ou sans moyens pour introduire des agents, p. ex. des remèdes
A61B 17/00 - Instruments, dispositifs ou procédés chirurgicaux
A61F 2/00 - Filtres implantables dans les vaisseaux sanguinsProthèses, c.-à-d. éléments de substitution ou de remplacement pour des parties du corpsAppareils pour les assujettir au corpsDispositifs maintenant le passage ou évitant l'affaissement de structures corporelles tubulaires, p. ex. stents
Infection control devices, namely, medical grade containers for holding medical equipment exposed to patients; medical holsters as containers especially adapted for carrying medical and surgical instruments for use in the operating room, the intensive care unit, the emergency room, in an ambulance, in hospice care, in any hospital environment, for home care; medical containers for retrieval of devices in active use on a patient; medical containers for holding respiratory tubes and surgical implements; medical holster and container configured to hold the Yankauer suction tip; medical holster and container configured to hold electrosurgical equipment and RF knife; medical holster and container with a strap to attach to a bed and receive a medical implement
Infection control devices, namely, medical grade containers for holding medical equipment exposed to patients; medical holsters as containers especially adapted for carrying surgical and medical instruments for use in the operating room, the intensive care unit, the emergency room, in an ambulance, in hospice care, in any hospital environment, for home care; medical containers for retrieval of devices in active use on a patient; medical containers for holding for respiratory tubes and surgical implements; medical holster and container configured to hold the Yankauer suction tip; medical holster and container configured to hold electrosurgical equipment and RF knife; medical holster and container with a strap to attach to a bed and receive a medical implement
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Medical/dental suction nozzle holster having a universally adjustable strap
A suction nozzle holster is provided with a latch mechanism for receiving a universally adjustable strap having a groove system whose individual grooves can engage with a pawl of a lever arm of said latch mechanism. A forward surface of the holster may be provided with a hole into which a suction hose can be forced in order to constrict said hose and, hence, curtail the vacuum conditions in a suction nozzle serviced by that hose.
A suction nozzle holster (10) is provided with a latch mechanism (26) for receiving a universally adjustable strap (16) having a groove system (20) whose individual grooves can engage with a pawl (36) of a lever arm (34) of said latch mechanism (26). A forward surface of the holster (10) may be provided with a hole (56) into which a suction hose (58) can be forced in order to constrict said hose (58) and, hence, curtail the vacuum conditions in a suction nozzle (40) serviced by that hose (58).
In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a system is provided for the monitoring of blood analytes using optical probes in the circulatory system. The probes can be inserted on the venous side of the circulatory system. In another embodiment, methods and apparatuses can be used for processing continuous information generated from indwelling intravascular or tissue optical sensors including, but not limited to, measuring gas concentrations, pH, temperature, and other analytes of blood or tissue. In another embodiment, analyte values can be displayed and analyzed to determine if the values fall outside of normal physiological parameters. Trends of one or multiple analyte values can be analyzed and extrapolated to predict any impending, deleterious condition. In one embodiment, an alarm can be transmitted to appropriate personnel when criterion/criteria are met. In yet another embodiment, devices can be inhibited from delivering continuous infusions of medicine to patients.
A61B 5/145 - Mesure des caractéristiques du sang in vivo, p. ex. de la concentration des gaz dans le sang ou de la valeur du pH du sang
A61B 5/1459 - Mesure des caractéristiques du sang in vivo, p. ex. de la concentration des gaz dans le sang ou de la valeur du pH du sang en utilisant des capteurs optiques, p. ex. des oxymètres à photométrie spectrale invasifs, p. ex. introduits dans le corps par un cathéter
A61B 5/00 - Mesure servant à établir un diagnostic Identification des individus
A61B 5/083 - Mesure du taux de métabolisme en utilisant un essai respiratoire, p. ex. mesure du taux de consommation d'oxygène
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MEDICAL/DENTAL SUCTION NOZZLE HOLSTER HAVING A HOSE PINCHING DEVICE
A suction nozzle holster (10) whose upper rim (12A) is provided with a notch (12G or 12H) into which a suction hose (15) can be forced in order to constrict the hose (15) and, hence, curtail the vacuum conditions in a suction tube or nozzle (13 or 62).
A suction nozzle holster device is provided with three possible operating positions through the use of a mounting channel component having a left, a center and a right key plate/key nub system that can each be respectively inserted into a cooperating keyway slot/nub receiver opening system mounted on a rear portion of a holster mounting component of the device. This arrangement gives the holster device three distinct operating positions.
