Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Patent
1993-12-17
1994-09-27
Brown, Michael A.
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
128849, A61F 537, A61B 1900
Patent
active
053499654
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is a fluid evacuation system which is particularly well-suited for removing liquids from the site of a surgical procedure. In one configuration the system is in the form of a pad which can be placed directly on a patient or used in conjunction with a surgical drape. The pad is connected to a vacuum source and as fluids flow across the top surface of the pad, they are drawn down into a fluid receiving chamber and then removed via a suction line. As a result, fluids present during a surgical procedure are taken completely away from the operating site. In another configuration, the system is in the form of a suction rail which operates in the same fashion but can be molded or formed into a particular shape and then attached to a surgical drape in the expected path of fluid run-off.
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Brown Michael A.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Wilson Patrick C.
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