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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2020
Clearflow, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Edward M. Boyle, Jr., Bend, OR (US);
Kenneth J. Chesnin, Long Beach, CA (US);
Wayne A. Noda, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Paul Molloy, Irvine, CA (US);
Al Diaz, Irvine, CA (US);
Daniel Hyman, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Jon D. Jacobson, Irvine, CA (US);
ClearFlow, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube includes a housing defining an interior, an exterior, and a port providing fluid communication therebetween. The device further includes an elongated guide wire residing at least partially within the housing, and first and second rollers defining a nip therebetween that are located within the housing. A guide wire extends through the nip and is drivable for advancement and retraction thereof through the port via rotation of the rollers.