Patents
US 9561337 B2: Active system for in-situ clearing of secretions and occlusions in tubes
- Granted
- 2017-02-07
- Filed
- 2013-10-11 application 14052278
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A device for removing secretions from an artificial tube is provided. The device may include a clearing catheter and a driving mechanism that may apply repetitive motion to the clearing catheter. In another version of the device, the clearing catheter may dispense irrigation fluid and aspirate the irrigation fluid. The clearing catheter may have an irrigation and an aspiration lumen that may both reciprocate with the clearing catheter. In another version a compliant member into which irrigation fluid is located may be present.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170207.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuated Medical, Inc. 29 patents | US company or organization | Bellefonte, PA | Actuated Medical, Inc. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Actuated Medical, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan S. Clement | State College, PA | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Roger B. Bagwell | Bellefonte, PA | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Katherine M Erdley | Boalsburg, PA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian M. Park | Bellefonte, PA | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Casey A. Scruggs | Middleburg, PA | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Maureen L. Mulvihill | Bellefonte, PA | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gabriela Hernandez Meza | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M16/0463 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B08B | Cleaning in general; prevention of fouling in general | B08B2209/027 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BAGWELL, ROGER B signed 2012-11-16 CLEMENT, RYAN S signed 2012-11-16 | ACTUATED MEDICAL, INC. PITTSBURGH, PA | 38934/58 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-11-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HERNANDEZ MEZA, GABRIELA signed 2013-10-24 ERDLEY, KATHERINE M. signed 2013-11-04 MULVIHILL, MAUREEN L. signed 2013-11-04 PARK, BRIAN M. signed 2013-11-04 SCRUGGS, CASEY A. signed 2013-11-04 | ACTUATED MEDICAL, INC. BELLEFONTE, PA | 31615/825 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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