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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
Jean-sebastien Merette, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Patrick Michel White, West Chester, PA (US);
Frank Phillips, Highland Park, IL (US);
Kern Singh, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Wade Fallin, Hyde Park, UT (US);
Jean-Sebastien Merette, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Patrick Michel White, West Chester, PA (US);
Frank Phillips, Highland Park, IL (US);
Kern Singh, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Vital 5, L.L.C., Logan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/00 (2013.01); A61M 1/008 (2013.01); A61M 1/0084 (2013.01); A61M 25/007 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0073 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods are provided to conduct fluid away from or deliver fluid to an area of a treatment site of a patient's body. In one example, a catheter includes a fluid exchange portion and a member attached to the fluid exchange portion for biasing fluid flow at the treatment site.