US3114373A
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Gastrointestinal sump tube assembly
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-06-07
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Granted: 1963-12-17
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Expires: 1982-06-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold W Andersen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 16:32
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/0105; A61M25/0108; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0068; A61M25/0069; A61M25/007; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0023; A61M25/0026; A61M2025/0034; A61M2025/0037; A61M25/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A GASTROINTESTINAL SUMP TUBE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, A FLEXIBLE ASPIRATING TUBE AND A FLEXIBLE AIR BLEEDER TUBE, AT LEAST THE ASPIRATING TUBE BEING TRANSPARENT, SAID AIR BLEEDER TUBE BEING CONNECTED IN PARALLEL RELATION TO AND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ASPIRATING TUBE THROUGHOUT MOST OF ITS LENGTH, THE ASPIRATING TUBE HAVING A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED HOLES IN ITS WALL NEAR THE DISTAL END, THE LUMEN OF SAID ASPIRATING TUBE BEING UNIFORM AND UNOBSTRUCTED FROM THE LOWEST OF SAID HOLES TO THE PROXIMAL END OF SAID TUBE, AND THE DISTAL END OF THE AIR BLEEDER TUBE BEING DISPOSED WITHIN THE ASPIRATING TUBE AT A POINT ADJACENT THE DISTAL END THEREOF, WHEREBY THE AIR BLEEDER TUBE SUPPLIES A FLUID INTO THE LOWER END OF THE ASPIRATING TUBE TO MAKE POSSIBLE VISIBLE OBSERVATION OF THE CORRECT OPERATION OF THE ASPIRATING TUBE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A GASTROINTESTINAL SUMP TUBE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, A FLEXIBLE ASPIRATING TUBE AND A FLEXIBLE AIR BLEEDER TUBE, AT LEAST THE ASPIRATING TUBE BEING TRANSPARENT, SAID AIR BLEEDER TUBE BEING CONNECTED IN PARALLEL RELATION TO AND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ASPIRATING TUBE THROUGHOUT MOST OF ITS LENGTH, THE ASPIRATING TUBE HAVING A PLURALITY OF LONGITUDINALLY SPACED HOLES IN ITS WALL NEAR THE DISTAL END, THE LUMEN OF SAID ASPIRATING TUBE BEING UNIFORM AND UNOBSTRUCTED FROM THE LOWEST OF SAID HOLES TO THE PROXIMAL END OF SAID TUBE, AND THE DISTAL END OF THE AIR BLEEDER TUBE BEING DISPOSED WITHIN THE ASPIRATING TUBE AT A POINT ADJACENT THE DISTAL END THEREOF, WHEREBY THE AIR BLEEDER TUBE SUPPLIES A FLUID INTO THE LOWER END OF THE ASPIRATING TUBE TO MAKE POSSIBLE VISIBLE OBSERVATION OF THE CORRECT OPERATION OF THE ASPIRATING TUBE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1966-12-16 | 1967-06-17 | 1967-12-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-12-16 | 1971-06-17 | 1971-12-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1974-12-16 | 1975-06-17 | 1975-12-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |