KATHRYN BERNADINE O'KEEFE,STEPHEN RIDDLE MCDANIEL,EDWARD M. BOYLE, JR.,KENNETH ALLAN BERES,KENNETH J. CHESNIN,KATHRYN BERNADINE OKEEFE
申请号：
US14624328
公开号：
US20150231361A1
申请日:
2015.02.17
申请国别(地区):
US
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.
