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Support devices for bodily fluid transfer systems and methods of using the same

US11305097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

19Claims

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Assignee

Velano Vascular, Inc. · US

Inventors

Brian J. Funk · San Francisco, US
Pitamber Devgon · Philadelphia, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 27, 2018
Grant date	Apr 19, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 26, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2210/12
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method includes disposing a lumen-defining device within a portion of a vein of a patient. A support member is inserted into a lumen of the lumen-defining device and advanced through at least a portion of the lumen of the lumen-defining device. At least a portion of the lumen-defining device is supported via the support member such that the support member limits complete occlusion of the lumen in response to a force exerted on the lumen-defining device. A volume of bodily fluid is withdrawn from the patient via the lumen-defining device when the support member is disposed in the lumen-defining device.

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