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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Epic Medical Concepts & Innovations, Inc., Mission, KS (US);
Inventor:
James R. Lucas, Mission, KS (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0041 (2013.01); A61M 1/008 (2013.01); A61M 1/0043 (2013.01); A61M 39/00 (2013.01); A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2406 (2013.01); A61M 2210/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
This device is used to clear clots and blockages from chest drainage tubes. This invention relates to patient safety after open-heart surgical procedures, wherein postoperative drainage from the surgical site is a critical component of care. Blocked drainage tubes can cause dangerous retained blood complications, most notably, cardiac tamponade, which essentially smothers the heart.