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Medico-surgical tube including improved means for administering liquid or gas treatment
Assignee: Tyco International US Inc
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Filing: 1991-05-15
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Granted: 1993-05-04
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Expires: 2011-05-15
Abstract
Abstract A medical-surgical tube having a major lumen defined by an inner periphery of a wall of the tube, an injection lumen within the wall of the tube, and at least one one-way valve in the wall. The valve allows fluid to flow from the injection lumen through an outer or inner periphery of the wall of the tube and prevents return of the fluid back into the injection lumen. The tube can include a plurality of spaced-apart valves. The valve can be a piercing in the wall of the tube which is defined by opposed surfaces resiliently biased against each other and extending from the injection lumen to the outer or inner periphery of the wall of the tube.
Inventors
- 👤 David S. Sheridan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 02:19
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0067; A61M25/0074; A61M25/0075; A61M16/00; A61M16/04; A61M16/0475; A61M16/0477; A61M16/0479; A61M16/0484; A61M16/0486
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A medical-surgical tube comprising: a tube having a major lumen defined by an inner periphery of a wall of the tube; an injection lumen within the wall of the tube; and at least one one-way valve means in the wall for allowing fluid to flow from the injection lumen in one direction through the wall of the tube, the valve means preventing the passage of fluid in an opposite direction through the wall and back into the injection lumen, the valve means comprising a piercing in the wall of the tube, the piercing being inclined at an angle other than 90° with respect to a direction of flow of fluid passing through the injection lumen.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A medical-surgical tube comprising: a tube having a major lumen defined by an inner periphery of a wall of the tube; an injection lumen within the wall of the tube; and at least one one-way valve means in the wall for allowing fluid to flow from the injection lumen in one direction through the wall of the tube, the valve means preventing the passage of fluid in an opposite direction through the wall and back into the injection lumen, the valve means comprising a piercing in the wall of the tube, the piercing being inclined at an angle other than 90° with respect to a direction of flow of fluid passing through the injection lumen.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The tube of claim 1, further comprising an injection tail in fluid communication with the injection lumen, the injection tail including a check valve or other means to prevent return of fluid through a proximal end of the injection tail.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The tube of claim 1, wherein the at least one valve means comprises a plurality of said valve means, each of said valve means being spaced from an adjacent one of said valve means along said injection lumen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The tube of claim 3, wherein the piercing is defined by opposed surfaces resiliently biased against each other and extending from the injection lumen to the outer periphery of the wall of the tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The tube of claim 4, wherein the injection lumen lies in a plane passing through a central axis of the tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The tube of claim 5, wherein the angle is less than 45°.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The tube of claim 5, wherein the angle is less than 30°.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
The tube of claim 5, wherein the angle is about 22°.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
The tube of claim 1, wherein the piercing is defined by opposed surfaces resiliently biased against each other and extending from the injection lumen to the outer periphery of the wall of the tube.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
The tube of claim 9, wherein the opposed surfaces extend rectilinearly and are in contact with each other when the valve is closed, the surfaces forming a gap therebetween when the valve is open to allow passage of the fluid from the injection lumen, through the gap and outwardly of the outer periphery of the tube.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
The tube of claim 9, wherein said opposed surfaces are inclined at an angle of less than 45° to a direction of flow of fluid passing through the injection lumen.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The tube of claim 1, wherein said valve means causes fluid under pressure in the injection lumen to be sprayed outwardly of the outer periphery of the tube as an atomized spray.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The tube of claim 1, wherein the piercing is sized to provide an atomized spray of fluid under pressure in the injection lumen.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The tube of claim 1, wherein the piercing is sized to provide a coarse spray of fluid under pressure in the injection lumen.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The tube of claim 1, wherein the valve means comprises a piercing in the wall of the tube, the piercing being sized to provide a liquid stream of fluid under pressure in the injection lumen.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The tube of claim 1, wherein the piercing is sized to provide a liquid stream of fluid under pressure in the injection lumen.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
45 words
The tube of claim 1, further comprising a secondary lumen in the wall of the tube and a balloon cuff on the outer periphery of the tube, the secondary lumen being in fluid communication with the balloon cuff for inflating and deflating the balloon cuff.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The tube of claim 1, wherein the tube is of soft plastic having a durometer hardness in the range of 40 to 100 Shore A.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
The tube of claim 1, wherein the tube comprises a tracheal tube.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
14 words
The tube of claim 1, wherein the tube comprises a thoracic or trocar catheter.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
71 words
The tube of claim 1, wherein the tube is of flexible plastic, the piercing being expandable to a width by pressurized fluid passing through the piercing, the width being selected as a function of durometer of the plastic tube, the thickness of the wall of the tube measured between the inner and outer peripheries of the tube, and the shape and size of a piercing device used to form the piercing.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
37 words
The tube of claim 1, wherein the piercing is formed by opposed surfaces which are more narrow at a portion thereof adjacent the outer periphery of the tube than at a portion thereof adjacent the injection lumen.
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