US 11,723,635 B2
Devices and methods for umbilical cord processing
Charles S. Cox, Jr., Houston, TX (US); Brijesh S. Gill, Houston, TX (US); Kevin Aroom, Houston, TX (US); and Tushar Sharma, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US)
Appl. No. 16/644,367
Filed by BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 5, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/049453
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 4, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/050882, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 14, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/554,203, filed on Sep. 5, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0338216 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/00008 (2013.01) [A61B 10/0233 (2013.01); A61B 17/32 (2013.01); A61B 10/0096 (2013.01); A61B 2010/0208 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320064 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for processing an umbilical cord, the apparatus comprising:
a base plate assembly, wherein the base plate assembly has a planar surface;
a bar coupled to the base plate assembly, wherein the bar is spaced from the planar surface such that a first gap exists between the bar and the planar surface;
a motor coupled to the base plate assembly, wherein:
the motor comprises a shaft with an eccentric pinion; and
the shaft with the eccentric pinion is generally perpendicular to the bar; and
a reciprocating blade coupled to the motor, wherein:
the reciprocating blade comprises a cutting edge that is parallel to the bar;
a second gap exists between the cutting edge and the bar; and
the second gap is approximately 1.0 mm.