Systems and methods for tube management

Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods of the present disclosure assist with management of tubes and hoses during surgical procedures. The systems, devices, and methods provide for the proper opening and closing of tubes to facilitate performance of steps in a surgical procedure.

1 . A method of managing surgical conduits, comprising:
 providing a plurality of tubes and a plurality of flow-restricting devices within a body, each of the flow-restricting devices proximal to at least one of the plurality of tubes;   providing a multi-position switch wherein flow in a first subset of the plurality of tubes is restricted by the plurality of flow-restricting devices when the multi-position switch is in a first position and flow in a second subset of the plurality of tubes different than the first subset is restricted by the plurality of flow-restricting devices when the multi-position switch is in a second position; and   switching from the first position of the multi-position switch to the second position of the multi-position switch.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of flow-restricting devices includes contoured radial slots located on a tube restrictor plate. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising a tube stabilizer plate through which the plurality of tubes passes to stabilize the tubes. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the tube restrictor plate is chosen from a set of rotatable discs having at least two discs with differently contoured radial slots. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more flow-restricting devices include a plurality of sliding blocks, a subset of the plurality of sliding blocks being engaged to restrict flow within a first subset of the plurality of tubes. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises a carry handle. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the multi-position switch is configured to allow switching in only one direction. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the multi-position switch further comprises a ratchet mechanism to allow the multi-position switch to move in only one direction. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises at least one of a mixing blade or filter to facilitate tissue washing or treatment. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the positions of the multi-position switch correspond to process steps in a tissue washing or processing procedure. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising performing a tissue aspiration step of a tissue washing or processing procedure when the multi-position switch is in a first position. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising performing a tissue washing step of a tissue washing or processing procedure when the multi-position switch is in a second position. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising performing a tissue transfer step of a tissue washing or processing procedure when the multi-position switch is in a third position.