Package for medical tubes
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A package for medical tubes comprising:
- a holder having an aseptic interior in which is positioned a plurality of medical tubes;
each of the plurality of medical tubes comprising a tube body possessing a tube wall defining a lumen extending between a distal end portion of the medical tube and a proximal end portion of the medical tube; and
a branching member to which is connected each of said plurality of medical tubes, said branching member comprising a plurality of branched flow paths each fluidly communicating with the lumen of one of said plurality of medical tubes, whereinat least one of the plurality of medical tubes is configured to be inserted into a blood vessel.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A package for medical tubes allows a plurality of medical tubes, which are to be used for a surgical procedure such as a catheter surgical operation, to be primed at the same time. The package holds a plurality of medical tubes in a condition in which the medical tubes are individually connected to a branching member.
-
Citations
26 Claims
-
1. A package for medical tubes comprising:
-
a holder having an aseptic interior in which is positioned a plurality of medical tubes; each of the plurality of medical tubes comprising a tube body possessing a tube wall defining a lumen extending between a distal end portion of the medical tube and a proximal end portion of the medical tube; and a branching member to which is connected each of said plurality of medical tubes, said branching member comprising a plurality of branched flow paths each fluidly communicating with the lumen of one of said plurality of medical tubes, wherein at least one of the plurality of medical tubes is configured to be inserted into a blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A package for medical tubes comprising:
-
a holder possessing an interior under aseptic conditions; a plurality of medical tubes positioned in the interior of the holder; each of the plurality of medical tubes comprising a tube body possessing a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a tube wall surrounding a lumen that extends between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion; and a branching member positioned in the interior of the holder; the branching member comprising a plurality of flow paths each adapted to be fluidly connected to the lumen of one of the medical tubes to fluidly communicate the flow path with the lumen of the medical tube, the branching member also comprising a main adapter adapted to fluidly communicate with the plurality of flow paths so that priming fluid introduced into the main adapter can flow to the flow paths and into the lumen of each medical device that has been fluidly connected to one of the flow paths, wherein said plurality of medical tubes comprises more than one of an angiographic catheter, a guiding catheter, an introducer sheath, a dilator and a guide wire holder tube. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A package for medical tubes comprising:
-
a tray having a bottom and an upstanding peripheral wall; a cover sealed to the tray to define together with the bottom and the upstanding peripheral wall an aseptic interior; a plurality of medical tubes positioned in the aseptic interior of the tray; a branching member positioned within the aseptic interior of the tray; each of the plurality of medical tubes comprising a tube body possessing a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a tube wall surrounding a lumen that extends between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion; and the branching member comprising a plurality of flow paths each fluidly connected to the lumen of a respective one of the medical tubes to fluidly communicate each flow path with the lumen of the respective medical tube. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A method for priming a plurality of medical tubes comprising:
-
introducing fluid from a fluid source into a branching member that is connected to a plurality of medical tubes, the branching member comprising a plurality of branched flow paths and each of the plurality of medical tubes comprising a tube wall surrounding a lumen, each of the branched flow paths of the branching member being in fluid communication with the lumen of one of the plurality of medical tubes; and the fluid introduced into the branching member flowing to the plurality of branched flow paths and into the lumen of each of the medical tubes to fill the lumen of each of the medical tubes with the fluid. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
Specification