Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Patent
1994-11-14
1997-07-08
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
604174, 604280, 604905, A61M 2500
Patent
active
056455399
ABSTRACT:
An elongated medical channel assembly (21, 121) including an indwelling channel-defining member (22, 122), an external channel-defining member (26, 126) and a coupling assembly (25, 125) coupling the channel-defining members together at a position along the length thereof substantially at an exit site (27, 127) of the channel assembly from a patient. The coupling assembly (25, 125) further is formed for uncoupling of the external member (26, 126) with a disconnect force less than the force required to dislodge the indwelling member (22, 122) from an indwelling position in the patient. The medical channel assembly can take the form of a tube assembly (21) having a coupling (25) formed to provide for multi-directional release, for example, as is provided by a ball (42) and socket (41) connection. Alternatively, a signal transmitting assembly (121) can be provided with a releasable coupling (125) can be provided with a releasable coupling (125) at the exit site (127). A method also is provided for preventing dislodgement, as well as a method for mounting the coupling assembly (25, 125) to an indwelling member (22, 122) so that the medical channel assembly length can be sized to the individual patient.
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Dieterich, Jr. Peter D.
Solomon Lewis S.
Buiz Michael
Innocare One, Ltd.
Rodriguez Cris L.
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