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PORTABLE, ADJUSTABLE DISPOSABLE MEDICAL SUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE

  • US 20130327326A1
  • Filed: 06/12/2012
  • Published: 12/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable medical fluid management system for withdrawing bodily fluid from a patient after surgery, the system comprising:

  • an elongate tube defining a first portion having a plurality of apertures and a second opposite portion, the first portion being disposable under a skin of the patient at a surgical site for withdrawing bodily fluid from the surgical site, the second portion disposed outside of the skin of the patient, the first and second portions being in fluid communication with each other;

    a collection container removably attachable to the second portion of the elongate tube;

    a portable vacuum source attached to the second portion for creating a suction in the elongate tube so that bodily fluid under the skin at the surgical site is removed from the surgical site and transferred to the collection container;

    wherein the system mitigates body fluid borne contamination.

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