Patents Assigned to CLEAR CATHETER SYSTEMS, LLC
  • Methods and Devices to Clear Obstructions from Medical Tubes
    Publication number: 20090264833
    Abstract: 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 In embodiments, the device features a guide wire that extends from a drainage canister and can be advanced and withdrawn through a medical tube, such as a chest tube, via an actuator. The guide wire is actuated so as to maintain the sterile field within the chest tube and the associated suction pathway. Methods of clearing a medical tube of obstructions using such a device are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: CLEAR CATHETER SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventor: Edward M. Boyle, JR.