Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material – Aspiration collection container or trap
Patent
1996-10-23
1998-08-11
Weiss, John G.
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Aspiration collection container or trap
604320, A61M 100
Patent
active
057921261
ABSTRACT:
A medical fluid collection canister for collecting fluids from fluid collection devices in surgical procedures. The medical fluid collection canister includes a receptacle, a lid, and an adapter cap. The receptacle includes a generally a floor portion, and a vertical annular wall portion with a top and a bottom. The lid includes a spout and venting hole, and is attached the top of the annular wall portion for maintaining a vacuum-tight connection therebetween. The annular wall portion, the floor portion, and the lid define a canister interior therebetween. The adapter cap is removably coupled to the spout for maintaining a vacuum-tight connection therebetween. The adapter cap includes a fluid collection device portal fluidly coupled to a fluid collection device, and a vacuum attachment portal fluidly coupled to a vacuum generating device. The canister interior preferably has a volume of 15,000 cubic centimeters, and is sized and arranged to be effective for all medical procedures. Additionally, the canister is adaptable to function as a suction and specimen canister, a suction canister, and a drain canister.
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Kaufmann Richard D.
MacLean-Blevins Mark T.
Teringo William M.
Tribastone Daniel N.
Cho David J.
Waterstone Medical, Inc.
Weiss John G.
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