| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 606106000 | Means for removing foreign objects from the throat or connected passageways (e.g., probang) | 10 |
| 20080243137 | System and methods for clearance of obstructions - The present invention is a system and methods to clear obstructions including foreign objects and food boluses during an EGD procedure. The medical device according to the present invention includes a flexible tubular housing, power transfer device, clamp, tool element, power source, and optional hood. The present invention drills through the obstruction to rupture it into pieces. Displaced obstructions, and/or pieces thereof, can be collected into retainers positioned within the housing. The remainder of the obstruction can then be passed into the stomach where it can be digested, safely excreted, or actively removed by an endoscopist. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080275460 | AIRWAY SUCTION SPOON - A suction catheter having a spoon-shaped distal end designed to assist manual removal of large airway occluding particles from the oropharynx and mouth opening to near the epiglottis of a patient by an emergency caregiver. The tip of the spoon-shaped distal end defines an ovular orifice of sufficient size to remove both viscous and non-viscous matter including particulate matter from the airway of the patient. The catheter includes an elongated hollow member for conveying the unwanted viscous and non-viscous matter and is flexible about a portion displaced from the spoon-like distal end and includes a flexible stylet member therein to permit bending of the catheter and causing it to retain its bent shape with the proximal end thereof away from the patient to allow the caregiver more freedom to provide care to the patient. An opening is provided in the catheter and communicates with the internal airway for use in controlling the amount of suction provided by the connection of the proximal end of the catheter to a vacuum source. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20100042107 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RETRIEVING AN OBJECT FROM A BODY PASSAGE - The present invention provides apparatus and methods for retrieving an object from a body passage. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a first tube member, and optionally a second tube member. A proximal region of an arm is secured in place, while a distal region of the arm is coupled to a loop member of a snare. In use, proximal and distal advancement of a control member coupled to the loop member moves the loop member between collapsed and expanded states, respectively. In the collapsed state, the arm preferably does not extend radially beyond an outer diameter of the first tube member, thereby facilitating advancement of the retrieval device to a target site, e.g., via an endoscope. In the expanded state, the arm may move away from the first and second tube members, facilitate positioning of the loop member, and may facilitate capture of the object from the body passage. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20110184427 | Oragienic Personal Dental Assistant - A hand-held suction device used to remove tonsilloliths, food, and other foreign matter from the mouth. Tonsilloliths form in the tonsil crypts or crevasses of the mouth and are a cause of chronic halitosis. Tonsilloliths generally become lodged in crevasses of the mouth and are unable to be removed without outside manipulation. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120221010 | Device for removing a lodged mass - A device for removing a mass lodged in a choking victim's throat comprises a manifold, piston, spool, and latch. The manifold has first, second, and third conduits in selective fluid communication with each other, with the second conduit terminating in an orifice in a mouthpiece. The spool, having a transverse orifice, may be disposed in the third conduit, slidable between a first position where the orifice permits fluid communication between the first and second conduits, and a second position where the spool blocks fluid communication. The piston is slidably disposed within the first conduit, and with the spool is in the second position, the latch is usable to secure the piston relative to the manifold at one or more discrete positions to create a measured amount of vacuum pressure in the first conduit. The vacuum pressure is transmitted to the mouthpiece by movement of the spool to said first position. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20130090665 | Tonsil Debris Removal - A solution for removing debris from an individual's tonsil, such as loose and embedded tonsil stones and tonsil debris. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20140330282 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TREATING TONSILS - Methods and apparatuses to clean a tonsil include a bite-piece and a fluid delivery tube. The bite piece has a longitudinal axis and the bite-piece is configured to be clenched between at least one upper side tooth and at least one lower side tooth within a user's mouth. A fluid delivery tube is slidingly engaged with the bite-piece. The fluid delivery tube is configured to direct a flow of water onto a tonsil and to wash debris from the tonsil. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140350563 | Intragastric Balloon Retrieval Mechanisms - A mechanism for removing a fluid-filled object from a patient. The apparatus includes a deflation tube with a puncture member at one end of the tube for piercing a hole in the object wall. The apparatus includes a retrieval mechanism slidable within the deflation tube lumen. The retrieval mechanism includes an expansion element that is expandable when positioned within the object from a first configuration with a dimension less than that of the deflation tube lumen to a second or deployed configuration with a dimension that is greater than an outer dimension of the puncture member. The expansion element contacts an inner surface of the inflatable object as the deflation tube and retrieval mechanism are withdrawn from the body cavity. The expansion element may be a T-bar, a foldable anchor, an inflatable member, or another expandable form. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20160249950 | EMERGENCY FOREIGN OBJECT EXTRACTING DEVICE FOR CHOKING VICTIMS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160374700 | Endoscope Device and Method of Use - The present specification discloses an endoscope device comprising a body having a proximal opening in communication with an opposite distal opening, and the body having a nose substantially about the distal opening, a primary lumen or blockage receiving lumen formed within the body through which suction is selectively applied, the primary lumen being contiguous with the distal opening, and a secondary lumen or endoscope receiving lumen formed within the body so as to be in communication with the primary lumen, the secondary lumen being contiguous with the proximal opening and configured for receipt of an endoscope, whereby suction applied through a suction port of the endoscope when positioned in the secondary lumen applies suction to the primary lumen. | 12-29-2016 |
