Insertion device for a medical conduit
The invention provides an insertion device for insertion of conduits into a body that, before and following deployment of the conduit into the body, has no components that require insertion into or removal from the device. Additionally, the device includes a component that not only prevents re-use or reopening of the device once it is activated, but also provides feedback to the user in the form of a resistance force to activation that must be overcome by the user to deploy the conduit.
1. An insertion device for inserting a conduit into a body, the device comprising:
a base plate;
a lower housing disposed on a first surface of the base plate, the lower housing comprising a latch, at least one guide support, and a first channel through the lower housing;
a guide for supporting at least a portion of the conduit while the device is in an unactivated state, wherein the guide is movably engagable with the lower housing;
a clamp movably attached to a first end of the lower housing, the clamp comprising at least one first component that releasably engages with the lower housing latch and a second component that non-releasably engages with the lower housing latch
an upper housing seated on the clamp and movably engaged with the guide;
a second channel in communication with the first channel; and
wherein the conduit is housed within the first and second channels.
2. The insertion device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first component comprises at least one actuator extending from a first surface of the clamp and the at least one second component comprises at least one strike extending from a second surface of the clamp.
3. The insertion device of claim 2 , wherein the clamp strike is located substantially opposite the clamp actuator.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second channel is formed between the clamp and the upper housing.
5. The device of claim 1 , comprising at least one additional lock.
6. The insertion device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one additional lock comprises at least one latch tab for frictionally engaging an inner surface of the lower housing on a front surface of the upper housing and at least one tab slot on the inner surface of the lower housing for non-releasable engagement of the at least one latch tab.
7. The insertion device of claim 6 , wherein the lower housing inner surface further comprises at least one flexible tab member for frictional engagement with the at least one latch tab.
8. The insertion device of claim 7 , wherein the lower housing inner surface further comprises at least one slotted relief.
9. The insertion device of claim 7 , wherein the lower housing inner surface further comprises slotted reliefs on either side of the at least one flexible tab member.
10. The insertion device of claims 1 , 2 , or 5 , wherein the conduit is a flexible medical conduit.