PLACEMENT TOOLS FOR BODY CAVITY DRAINAGE DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS
First Claim
1. A body cavity drainage device placement tool for placing a body cavity drainage tube at least partially within a body cavity of a patient, the body cavity drainage device placement tool comprising;
- a shaft;
a handle attached to or integral with a proximal end of the shaft; and
a distal end of the shaft sized and configured for insertion through a lateral opening of the body cavity drainage tube and at least partially through a central lumen of the body cavity drainage tube to proximate a distal end of the body cavity drainage tube.
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Abstract
A body cavity drainage device placement tool for placing a body cavity drainage tube at least partially within a body cavity of a patient. The body cavity drainage device includes a shaft, a handle attached to or integral with a proximal end of the shaft, and a distal end of the shaft sized and configured for insertion through a lateral opening of the body cavity drainage tube and at least partially through a central lumen of the body cavity drainage tube to proximate a distal end of the body cavity drainage tube. Methods relate to using a body cavity drainage device placement tool.
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20 Claims
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1. A body cavity drainage device placement tool for placing a body cavity drainage tube at least partially within a body cavity of a patient, the body cavity drainage device placement tool comprising;
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a shaft; a handle attached to or integral with a proximal end of the shaft; and a distal end of the shaft sized and configured for insertion through a lateral opening of the body cavity drainage tube and at least partially through a central lumen of the body cavity drainage tube to proximate a distal end of the body cavity drainage tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of inserting a body cavity drainage device into a body cavity of a patient, comprising:
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inserting a distal end of a shaft of a placement tool through a lateral opening in a body cavity drainage tube and into a central lumen of the body cavity drainage tube; abutting a shoulder of the shaft against one of the body cavity drainage tube and a ferrule coupled to the distal end of the body cavity drainage tube to position the distal end of the shaft of the placement tool proximate a distal end of the body cavity drainage tube; inserting the body cavity drainage tube and placement tool through an incision in the patient and into the body cavity of the patient; and removing the placement tool from the body cavity drainage tube and body cavity, wherein the body cavity drainage tube remains in the body cavity in its inserted position as the placement tool is removed from the body cavity drainage tube. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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