Cuffed-catheter removal deice

Abstract

A cuffed-catheter removal device includes a handle and a shaft extending from the handle. The shaft extends from the handle to a distal end of the cuffed-catheter removal device. At the distal end of the cuffed-catheter removal device the shaft includes a C-shaped shaft member with a concave recess shaped and dimensioned for attachment and tracking along an exposed catheter shaft.

1 . A cuffed-catheter removal device, comprising:
 a handle;   a shaft extending from the handle, the shaft extending from the handle to a distal end of the cuffed-catheter removal device, at the distal end of the cuffed-catheter removal device the shaft includes a C-shaped shaft member with a concave recess shaped and dimensioned for attachment and tracking along an exposed catheter shaft, the C-shaped shaft member defining an arc of approximately 180° to approximately 300°.   
     
     
         2 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 1 , further including a cutting edge at a leading end of the distal end of the cuffed-catheter removal device. 
     
     
         3 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the C-shaped shaft member forms a substantial portion of the shaft. 
     
     
         4 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the C-shaped shaft member has a diameter slightly larger than the shaft diameter of the cuffed-catheter to be removed. 
     
     
         5 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 1 , further including an inner bead adjacent to a distal tip of the C-shaped shaft member. 
     
     
         6 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 5 , wherein the inner bead is formed along an inner surface of the C-shaped shaft member. 
     
     
         7 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 6 , wherein the inner bead includes a central protrusion and cutting members extending from the opposite sides of the central protrusion. 
     
     
         8 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 7 , wherein the central protrusion of the inner bead extends into a center of the C-shaped shaft member a distance of approximately 1 mm to approximately 5 mm. 
     
     
         9 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 7 , wherein the cutting members extend laterally relative to a longitudinal axis of the C-shaped shaft member. 
     
     
         10 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 7 , further including a distally directed cutting member. 
     
     
         11 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the C-shaped shaft member includes a slightly sharpened bevel formed along a surface of the C-shaped shaft member. 
     
     
         12 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 8 , wherein the bevel is formed along an interior surface of the C-shaped shaft member and protrudes at approximately a 45° angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the cuffed-catheter removal device. 
     
     
         13 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the C-shaped shaft member includes inwardly directed flanges adjacent the distal end of the cuffed-catheter removal device create an inward taper. 
     
     
         14 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 13 , further including a cutting edge at a leading end of the distal end of the cuffed-catheter removal device. 
     
     
         15 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 14 , wherein the C-shaped shaft member forms a substantial portion of the shaft. 
     
     
         16 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 15 , further including an inner bead adjacent a distal tip of the C-shaped shaft member. 
     
     
         17 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 14 , wherein the cutting edge is a serrated cutting edge. 
     
     
         18 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 2 , wherein the cutting edge is a serrated cutting edge. 
     
     
         19 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 1 , further including a central protrusion extending into a center of the C-shaped shaft member. 
     
     
         20 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 19 , wherein the central protrusion extends into the center of the C-shaped shaft member a distance of approximately 1 mm to approximately 5 mm. 
     
     
         21 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the recess defines an opening, and the opening tapers inwardly at the distal end of the cuffed-catheter removal device. 
     
     
         22 . The cuffed-catheter removal device according to  claim 21 , wherein the opening includes inwardly directed flanges on opposite sides of the opening.