Patent ID: 8696623
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An abscess irrigation device comprising: a tube having an elongate shape that extends between a first end and a second end; a fluid path formed through the tube along the elongate shape that is unobstructed between the first end and the second end of the tube; a sleeve movably supported by the tube and having a first sleeve end and a second sleeve end, a gap defined between an interior surface of the sleeve and an exterior surface of the tube along an entire longitudinal length of the sleeve; a retainer secured to the sleeve and the tube, the retainer having at least two arms that extend in an outward radial direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the tube, a degree of extension of the arms from the longitudinal axis being adjustably defined by a position of the sleeve relative to the tube; and a vent formed through the retainer that fluidly connects the fluid path to a physiologic cavity and the gap defined between the sleeve and the tube.