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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Bio2 Medical, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventor:
Luis F. Angel, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
BIO2 MEDICAL, INC., Golden, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61J 15/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 15/0003 (2013.01); A61J 15/0046 (2013.01); A61J 15/0069 (2013.01); A61J 15/0073 (2013.01); A61M 1/008 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0024 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0037 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a self-expandable tube having a catheter body with a double lumen in which one lumen allows for suctioning or decompression and another lumen for a feeding tube. A self-expandable portion collects secretions above the expandable portion or in the anatomical lumen and a suction source coupled to the self-expandable tube removes the secretions as is disclosed herein.