Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Patent
1990-12-20
1993-09-07
Green, Randall L.
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
604322, 604326, A61M 100
Patent
active
052424340
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for collecting, disinfecting and disposing of body waste materials accumulated from a patient including a pair of adjacent collection chambers each having an upper and a lower end, the upper and lower ends respectively being substantially at the same elevations, a first conduit connecting the lower ends of the collection chambers for communication therebetween, a set of conduits connecting the upper ends of the collection chambers, the set of conduits having a smaller cross-sectional flow capacity than the first conduit, an inlet to the first collection chamber at an intermediate location thereon, and an outlet connected to the second collection chamber at an intermediate location thereon, an inlet conduit having a first end for connection to the inlet to the first collection chamber and an opposite open end for exposing to the waste materials to be collected and a conduit for connection to a predetermined environment to establish the environment in the chamber. The present apparatus also includes a unit for connection in the apparatus for collecting, disinfecting and disposing of body waste materials including controls therefor for introducing a rinsing and flushing fluid therein and for supplying a quantity of a disinfectant into the apparatus.
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Green Randall L.
Gualtieri Gina M.
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