CPC A61B 17/1219 (2013.01) [A61B 17/12099 (2013.01); A61B 17/12168 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00818 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12054 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A medical device, comprising:
a first tube including at least one lumen;
an absorbent located at a distal portion of the first tube, the absorbent being configured to transition from a compressed state to an expanded state, and wherein the first tube is movable relative to the absorbent;
an actuation tube movable within the at least one lumen and relative to the absorbent, wherein a proximal opening of the actuation tube is connectable with a vacuum source, and a distal opening of the actuation tube is configured to supply a negative pressure;
a structure fixed to the absorbent and including a cavity, wherein the cavity includes a distal opening and a proximal opening, wherein the structure is configured to flex into a compressed state and an expanded state simultaneously with the compressed state and the expanded state of the absorbent, and the structure exposes at least a portion of the absorbent; and
a netting configured to maintain the absorbent in the compressed state,
wherein the first tube extends through the distal opening and the proximal opening, thereby exposing a distal end of the first tube, and
wherein only the actuation tube is configured to supply a negative pressure to the cavity and the absorbent when the distal end of the first tube and the distal opening of the actuation tube are within the cavity.
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