Patent ID: 9370648
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: A61M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of forming an anatomical drainage tool comprising: positioning a first tube concentrically with respect to a second tube; connecting the first tube to the second tube with a head portion and a deformable portion wherein the deformable portion includes a living hinge and the first tube and the second tube are connected such that a passage is formed between the first tube and second tube and a relative positioning of the first tube to the second tube manipulates a radial diameter of the drainage tool via movement of the living hinge of the deformable portion; and forming a plurality of vents in the head portion that are fluidly connected to a passage associated with the first tube and orienting the plurality of vents in the head portion such that at least one of the vents is directed in a longitudinal direction aligned with a longitudinal axis of the first tube and another of the plurality of vents is directed in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the first tube.