Medical Torsion Tool

• US 20170157358A1
• Filed: 01/07/2016
• Published: 06/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ingenyewity Inc.
• Original Assignee: Lngenyewity Incorporated
• Inventors: Doell, Michael, Plummer, Maria, Ienna, Corinna
• Granted Patent: US 10,857,342 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2039/087 Tools for handling tubes, e.g. crimping tool for connecting tubes to a connector
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/013 One-way gripping collars
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/08 Tubes; Storage means specially adapted therefor

Abstract

Provided is a medical tool for disconnection of a medical tubing connection comprising a resilient body forming a pair of open biased opposing jaws joined at a connected end; and gripping elements on an inside surface of each opposing jaws near the connected end to grip the medical tubing when the opposing jaws are moved together, to allow disconnection of the medical tubing connection. Also provided is a use of the medical tool for disconnecting medical tubing connection and a method for disconnecting medical tubing connection using the medical tool.

Claims

1. A medical tool for disconnection of a medical tubing connection, the medical tool comprising:

a) a resilient body forming a pair of open biased opposing jaws joined at a connected end; and

b) gripping elements on an inside surface of each opposing jaws near the connected end to grip the medical tubing when the opposing jaws are moved together, to allow disconnection of the medical tubing connection.

2. The medical tool of claim 1, further comprising friction elements on an outside surface of at least one of the opposing jaws near an end opposite to the connected end.

3. The medical tool of claim 1 wherein the gripping elements extend to the entire inside surface of at least one of the opposing jaws.

4. The medical tool of claim 1 wherein the gripping elements comprises inwardly projecting transversal ribs.

5. The medical tool of claim 1 wherein the friction elements comprises raised projections or concave portions.

6. The medical tool of claim 1 made of polypropylene or rubber.

7. The medical tool of claim 1 wherein the opposing jaws are joined at the connected end by molding or by a hinged connection.

8. Use of a medical tool for disconnecting a medical tubing connection, the medical tool comprising:

a) a resilient body forming a pair of open biased opposing jaws joined at a connected end; and

b) gripping elements on an inside surface of each opposing jaws near the connected end to grip the medical tubing when the opposing jaws are moved together to allow disconnection of the medical tubing connection.

9. A method for disconnecting a medical tubing connection with a medical tool, the method comprising:

a) providing a medical tool;

wherein the medical tool comprises

i) a resilient body forming a pair of open biased opposing jaws joined at a connected end; and

ii) gripping elements on an inside surface of each opposing jaws near the connected end;

b) inserting a medical tubing in between the opposing jaws near the connected end;

c) moving the opposing jaws towards each other to grip the medical tubing;

d) disconnecting the medical tubing connection.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the disconnecting comprises torsion and/or pulling on the medical tubing.