Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Patent
1991-06-07
1993-05-04
Green, Randall L.
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
604323, 604324, 604325, 604326, 604327, 128748, 128760, A61M 100, A61B 500
Patent
active
052076610
ABSTRACT:
An assembly for collecting body fluids, especially cerebro-spinal fluids, which includes a drip chamber having an upper portion for introducing therein fluids to be collected and a lower portion, including a drainage tube, for draining fluids therefrom. The upper portion is provided with an overflow tube which is connected to the drainage tube and an air vent which is connected to a biological filter. The air vent comprises a tubular member and a device for closing the passageway in the tubular member to prevent fluid from wetting the biological filter.
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Cordis External Ventricular Drainage Set, 1 pg., 1974
Green Randall L.
Reichle K. M.
Smiths Industries Public Limited Company
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