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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2017
Applicants:
Ghassan S. Kassab, La Jolla, CA (US);
Zachary Berwick, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ghassan S. Kassab, La Jolla, CA (US);
Zachary Berwick, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
CVDevices, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/04 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3478 (2013.01); A61B 17/34 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00247 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00986 (2013.01); A61B 2017/306 (2013.01); A61B 2017/308 (2013.01); A61M 1/84 (2021.05); A61M 25/0074 (2013.01); A61M 25/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for use with suction within a mammalian body. In an exemplary embodiment of a device of the present disclosure, the device comprises one or more of the following: an inner tube, an outer tube, and a foldable portion, whereby movement of the two tubes relative to one another causes the foldable portion to form a suction cup, and conversely causes a suction cup to form a foldable portion, depending on the direction of relative movement.