Surgical wicking device

Details Surgical wicking device Surgical wicking device

1994-09-14

1997-02-04

Weiss, John G.

Surgery

Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material

604 1, 604289, 604315, 604902, A61M 100

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055993303

ABSTRACT:
A surgical wicking device utilizing a hollow conduit having a first end portion and a second portion terminating in an open end. The first end portion is connected to a suction source. A porous element having an outer surface and a matrix within the same is capable of transporting fluids, including blood, from the outer surface to a inner or central reservoir or zone of the matrix by only capillary flow. The open end of the second end portion of the hollow flexible conduit is held to the interior of porous element adjacent the matrix inner zone, to permit aspiration of fluids from the matrix central zone to the conduit.

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