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Medical suction apparatus and draining of same

  • US 20040204693A1
  • Filed: 04/29/2004
  • Published: 10/14/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical device for draining either a liner-type suction canister or a rigid walled suction canister, both having a cover having therein a port and both containing fluid to be drained, said device comprising:

  • a housing in communication with a sanitary sewer line;

    a drainhead having a passageway therein, the drainhead having a first position not engageable with a liner-type and a rigid-walled suction canister and a second position engageable with the liner-type and the rigid walled suction canister, and in its second position, the passageway being adapted to be in fluid communication with the port in the cover;

    a support member on the housing for supporting the liner-type and the rigid-walled suction canister; and

    a suction source in communication with the passageway and adapted to drain the fluid contained in the liner-type and the rigid-walled suction canister to a sanitary sewer.

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