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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Jennifer S. Stadelman, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Joseph A. Cesa, Cumming, GA (US);
Carolyn Y. Sargent, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/70 (2016.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); B08B 9/035 (2006.01); B08B 9/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/70 (2016.02); A61M 16/04 (2013.01); A61M 16/0434 (2013.01); A61M 16/0463 (2013.01); A61M 25/0082 (2013.01); A61B 2090/701 (2016.02); A61M 2025/0019 (2013.01); A61M 2209/10 (2013.01); B08B 9/035 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for cleaning the interior wall of a catheter has a cleaning lumen and a non-inflatable removal element comprising a sliding collar that has a first location as the cleaning lumen advances and a second location as the cleaning lumen retracts within the catheter. A sliding collar has a first position when unconstrained and a second position when within the catheter. The removal element self-positions the device concentrically within the catheter. Suction is desirably applied to the cleaning lumen during use.