Drain with occlusion removing structure
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1. A drainage device comprising means for drainage and means for removing an occlusion.
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Abstract
A drainage device (100) comprising means for drainage (102) and means for removing an occlusion (116, 136, 150). A method of unoccluding a means for drainage comprising a) providing the drainage device (100) according to the present invention; b) placing the drainage device into an area to be drained; c) allowing occluding material (134) to occlude the means for drainage (102); and d) removing the means for removing an occlusion (116, 136, 150) from the means for drainage (102), thereby unoccluding the means for drainage (102).
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49 Claims
- 1. A drainage device comprising means for drainage and means for removing an occlusion.
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3. A drainage device comprising:
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a) a drain comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a central lumen; and
b) an occlusion removing structure within the central lumen comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
where the proximal end of the drain comprises an adaptor configured to mate with a suction device;
where the distal end of the drain comprises one or more than one aperture;
where the occlusion removing structure comprises one or more than one tubular structure comprising a wall; and
where the distal end of the occlusion removing structure comprises one or more than one aperture. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A drainage device comprising:
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a) a drain comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a central lumen; and
b) an occlusion removing structure within the central lumen comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
where the proximal end of the drain comprises an adaptor configured to mate with a suction device;
where the distal end of the drain comprises one or more than one aperture; and
where the occlusion removing structure comprises a tubular mesh. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A drainage device comprising:
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a) a drain comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a central lumen; and
b) an occlusion removing structure within the central lumen comprising a proximal end, a distal end and an intermediate segment between the proximal end and the distal end;
where the proximal end of the drain comprises an adaptor configured to mate with a suction device;
where the distal end of the drain comprises one or more than one aperture; and
where the occlusion removing structure comprises an inflation balloon on the distal end. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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