Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Patent
1982-05-28
1984-05-01
Truluck, Dalton L.
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
604 43, A61M 2700
Patent
active
044458975
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a catheter intended for postsurgical drainage of a wound area after a surgical incision and particularly such a catheter which is connected to a wound secretion receiver being provided with a vacuo. The catheter is characterized in that it at its front end is provided with at least one slot (6), which extends along the catheter (1), whereby throughopenings (9) are arranged from the bottom of the slot (6) to a lumen (2) arranged centrally in the catheter (1). Using the present invention no suction-in of tissue into the lumen (2) of the catheter (1) will occur but the catheter can be removed without applying any greater force and without obtaining any trauma in the wound.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1045326 (1912-11-01), Ruflin
patent: 3136316 (1964-06-01), Beall
patent: 3590820 (1971-07-01), Nehra et al.
Ekbladh Fred V. G.
Tillander Hans
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