Patent ID: 7135010
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus adapted for chest drainage comprising: a tube characterized by a proximal end, a distal segment adapted fro insertion into the chest and a lumen communicating from the proximal end to the distal end; a plurality of perforations at the distal end of said tube communicating between the lumen and the outside of the tube; a connector at the proximal end of said tube for connecting the through lumen of said tube to drainage apparatus; a cutter located at the distal end of said tube; an obturator or blunt tip capable of selectively protecting the sharp edge of said cutter; and means for longitudinally translating the obturator relative to the cutter such that the obturator may be selectively advanced to a position distal to the cutter.