Enhanced Modular Medical Device Catheter System
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Summary of the Inventive Concept
An improved modular medical device catheter system that enhances the functionality and safety of medical device catheters through innovative adapter designs, providing better conversion, securement, and flexibility.
Background and Problem Solved
The original modular medical device catheter system had limitations in terms of securement, flexibility, and adaptability. The new inventive concept addresses these limitations by introducing thermally responsive adapters, self-expanding coils, mechanical locking mechanisms, and spiral cut patterns, ensuring a secure and efficient connection between the adapter and the medical device catheter.
Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept
The enhanced modular medical device catheter system comprises a range of innovative adapter designs. One adapter features a thermally responsive material that modifies its configuration in response to temperature changes, ensuring a secure connection. Another adapter incorporates a self-expanding coil that expands to secure the adapter to the medical device catheter. The system also includes an adapter with a mechanical locking mechanism to prevent over-insertion and ensure a secure connection. Additionally, the system features an adapter with a spiral cut pattern, providing enhanced flexibility and facilitating bending and rotation during use.
Novelty and Inventive Step
The new claims introduce novel features that overcome the limitations of the original patent. The thermally responsive adapter, self-expanding coil, mechanical locking mechanism, and spiral cut pattern are non-obvious and provide a significant improvement over the existing technology.
Alternative Embodiments and Variations
Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept could include adapters with different materials, geometries, or mechanisms to achieve securement, flexibility, and adaptability. For example, adapters with shape-memory alloys, hydrophilic coatings, or adjustable diameter mechanisms could be developed to further enhance the system's performance.
Potential Commercial Applications and Market
The enhanced modular medical device catheter system has significant commercial potential in the medical device industry, particularly in the fields of cardiology, neurology, and oncology. The system's improved securement, flexibility, and adaptability make it an attractive solution for medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers seeking to enhance patient outcomes and reduce complications.
CPC Classifications
| Section | Class | Group |
|---|---|---|
| A | A61 | A61M25/0052 |
| A | A61 | A61M25/0069 |
| A | A61 | A61M25/1011 |
| A | A61 | A61M25/0097 |
Section 103 Obviousness Analysis (PHOSITA)
Field of Art
Medical device engineering, specifically interventional catheter systems and adapters, focusing on modular connection technologies and device modifications
Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile
A biomedical engineer with expertise in medical device design, familiar with catheter system modifications, materials science, and mechanical coupling mechanisms, typically holding a master's degree or equivalent professional experience
Obviousness Rationale
A person having ordinary skill in the art would recognize that the PTD's variations represent predictable engineering solutions to known challenges in medical device catheter systems. The disclosed adapter modifications leverage standard design techniques and material properties that would be apparent to a skilled practitioner seeking to enhance catheter functionality and connection reliability. The variations demonstrate incremental improvements using known techniques that do not require inventive insight beyond standard medical device engineering practices.
Obvious Combinations & Variations
Original Patent Information
| Patent Number | US 11,857,736 |
|---|---|
| Title | Modular medical device catheter system |
| Assignee(s) | COVELLUS LLC |