O'KEEFE, KATHRYN BERNADINE,MCDANIEL, STEPHEN RIDDLE,BOYLE, EDWARD M., JR.,BERES, KENNETH ALLAN,CHESNIN, KENNETH J.
申请号：
CA2939624
公开号：
CA2939624A1
申请日:
2015.02.17
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube, such as a chest tube, is disclosed in various embodiments. In embodiments, the device features a clearance member that is formed to match a cross-section of a medical tube. Still further, the clearance member can have a plurality of branches, each branch configured to clear a respective lumen in a partitioned region of a medical tube. In this manner, the clearance member may clear obstructions from individual lumens of the partitioned region of the medical tube. Device for actuating a clearance member to clear obstructions within a medical tube are also disclosed. Methods of clearing a medical tube of obstructions are also disclosed.
