Title:
OPTICALLY GUIDED MEDICAL TUBE AND CONTROL UNIT ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/088201
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An optical medical tube and control unit assembly and methods of using the same are provided. The optical medical tube may include a steering mechanism and an imaging device which provides the user a visual aid when placing a tube in the body of a patient. The optical medical tube may be coupled to a coupling adaptor to enable quick and easy connecting of the imaging device and steering mechanism of the tube with a control unit such that a single control unit may be used to place multiple feeding tubes or confirm that a feeding tube remains in its proper position without the need for lengthy sterilization procedures between uses.
Inventors:
NIEMAN TIMOTHY (US)
PERRY TRENT (US)
PERRY TRENT (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/066324
Publication Date:
August 23, 2012
Filing Date:
December 20, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV UTAH RES FOUND (US)
NIEMAN TIMOTHY (US)
PERRY TRENT (US)
NIEMAN TIMOTHY (US)
PERRY TRENT (US)
International Classes:
A61J15/00; A61B17/34; A61M25/092; A61M25/095; A61M39/08
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2009108854A1 | 2009-09-03 |
Foreign References:
| US20100305503A1 | 2010-12-02 | |||
| US20070203393A1 | 2007-08-30 | |||
| US20090062772A1 | 2009-03-05 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2654662A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PETERSON, Brett, H. (P.O. Box 1319Salt Lake City, UT, US)
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