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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2017
Applicant:
C.r. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Eric A. Rehm, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Anthony S. Esposito, Jr., Oxford, GA (US);
Assignee:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/44 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61B 10/007 (2013.01); A61F 5/44 (2013.01); A61M 25/0075 (2013.01); A61M 39/22 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0078 (2013.01); A61M 2039/226 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0496 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2206/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drainage system comprising: (a) a catheter including a sensor; (b) a first valve in fluid communication with an interior of the catheter; (c) a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, the controller including logic configured to direct at least one of opening and closing of the first valve using at least one of an elapsed time and a presence of a predetermined condition; and, (d) a venturi pump in fluid communication with the interior of the catheter.