Devices and methods for directing a medical fabric into a portion of the body

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10945894-B2
Application number	US-201314434544-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2013
Priority date	Oct 9, 2012
Publication date	Mar 16, 2021
Grant date	Mar 16, 2021

Abstract

A device (10) for directing a medical fabric (28) into a portion of a body. An elongated housing (12) having a distal end (16) and an opening (22) at the distal end (16). A supply of medical fabric (28) in the housing (12). An actuator (24) spaced from said opening (22) and configured to advance a portion of the medical fabric (28) through said housing (12) and out of the opening (22).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for directing a medical fabric into a portion of a body, comprising: an elongated housing having a distal end and an opening at the distal end; a supply of medical fabric in the housing; an actuator spaced from said opening, said actuator including a wheel that resides in an aperture in the housing and extends to a point outside of said housing to be accessed by a user to advance a portion of the medical fabric through said housing and out of the opening and the supply of medical fabric is upstream of the wheel.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is configured to frictionally engage the medical fabric.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein rotational movement of the actuator advances the medical fabric towards the distal end.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein a rotational axis of the actuator is substantially perpendicular to an axis along which the medical fabric advances.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is movable between a first position where an engaging portion of the actuator is positioned away from the medical fabric and a second position where the engaging portion is positioned to engage the medical fabric.

6. The device of claim 5 , further comprising a biasing member coupled with the actuator and configured to bias the actuator towards the first position.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein friction between the actuator and the medical fabric during movement of the actuator advances the medical fabric.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the wheel includes at least one projecting portion configured to engage the medical fabric.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the supply of medical fabric is in a rolled configuration.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the supply of medical fabric is in a folded configuration.

11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the supply of medical fabric is positioned proximal to the actuator.

Assignees

• Univ Cincinnati

Inventors

• Privitera Mary Beth
• Pancioli Arthur

Classifications

• A61F2013/2014

  for endoscopic procedures · CPC title

• A61F2013/00302

  devices for handling dressings · CPC title

• A61F13/38 Primary

  Swabs having a stick-type handle {, e.g. cotton tips} (A61M35/006 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61F15/002

  dispensers for web or tape like bandages · CPC title

• A61F15/001 Primary

  Packages or dispensers for bandages, cotton balls, drapes, dressings, gauze, gowns, sheets, sponges, swabsticks or towels (A61F15/007 takes precedence) · CPC title