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Injection molded adjustable shape abscess irrigation device

  • US 8,696,623 B2
  • Filed: 11/16/2011
  • Issued: 04/15/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An abscess irrigation device comprising:

  • a tube having an elongate shape that extends between a first end and a second end;

    a fluid path formed through the tube along the elongate shape that is unobstructed between the first end and the second end of the tube;

    a sleeve movably supported by the tube and having a first sleeve end and a second sleeve end, a gap defined between an interior surface of the sleeve and an exterior surface of the tube along an entire longitudinal length of the sleeve;

    a retainer secured to the sleeve and the tube, the retainer having at least two arms that extend in an outward radial direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the tube, a degree of extension of the arms from the longitudinal axis being adjustably defined by a position of the sleeve relative to the tube; and

    a vent formed through the retainer that fluidly connects the fluid path to a physiologic cavity and the gap defined between the sleeve and the tube.

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