Evacuator
First Claim
1. A self-contained, independently operable, evacuator for the extraction of body fluids, for ambulatory human use, said evacuator comprising in combination, a container, a resilient diaphragm formed as a movable end wall of said container with its outer face open to atmosphere, said diaphragm having a normal position which it tends to assume by reason of its resiliency across one end of the container and being operable upon the manual actuation thereof to a stretched negative pressure applying position within the container confines and toward the opposite end thereof with the outer face of the diaphragm remaining open to atmosphere during this movement, said container being provided with an opening into which a conduit of flexing tubing may be connected, the other end of said tubing being of a material compatible with human tissue and being arranged for insertion into a body wound, whereby as said diaphragm returns to normal position across the said one end of the container the negative pressure applied by the diaphragm within the container will effect the extraction of body fluids from the wound by continuous suction, said fluids being thereby expressed into the container for storage therein.
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Abstract
The disclosed structure comprises a self-contained surgical evacuator for closed wound suction. A fluid container is provided with a resilient structure that includes a diaphragm and which may be actuated to negative pressure applying position. Upon release, return of the resilient structure to normal position draws fluid into the container from a perforated tubing laid into the wound of the patient.
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26 Claims
- 1. A self-contained, independently operable, evacuator for the extraction of body fluids, for ambulatory human use, said evacuator comprising in combination, a container, a resilient diaphragm formed as a movable end wall of said container with its outer face open to atmosphere, said diaphragm having a normal position which it tends to assume by reason of its resiliency across one end of the container and being operable upon the manual actuation thereof to a stretched negative pressure applying position within the container confines and toward the opposite end thereof with the outer face of the diaphragm remaining open to atmosphere during this movement, said container being provided with an opening into which a conduit of flexing tubing may be connected, the other end of said tubing being of a material compatible with human tissue and being arranged for insertion into a body wound, whereby as said diaphragm returns to normal position across the said one end of the container the negative pressure applied by the diaphragm within the container will effect the extraction of body fluids from the wound by continuous suction, said fluids being thereby expressed into the container for storage therein.
- 8. A self-contained, independently operable, evacuator for the extraction of the body fluids, for ambulatory human use, said evacuator comprising in combination, a container, resilient means including a diaphragm formed as a movable end wall of said container with its outer face open to atmosphere, said diaphragm having a normal position which it tends to assume by reason of the action of said resilient means across one end of the container and being operable upon the manual actuation thereof to a negative pressure applying position within the container confines and toward the opposite end thereof stressing the resilient means with the outer face of the diaphragm remaining open to atmosphere during this movement, said container being provided with an opening into which a conduit of flexing tubing may be connected, the other end of said tubing being of a material compatible with human tissue and being arranged for insertion into a body wound, whereby as said diaphragm returns to normal position across the said one end of the container the negative pressure applied by the resilient means within the container will effect the extraction of the body fluids from the wound by continuous suction, said fluids being thereby expressed into the container for storage therein.
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19. A self-contained, independently-operable surgical evacuator unit adapted to drain fluid from a body site and to transfer fluid to the unit, said unit comprising:
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(A) a cup formed of rigid material and having a continuous side wall and an unbroken end wall, (B) an elastic membrane covering the cup and sealed to the lip thereof to define a sump chamber to hold fluid, said membrane in its unstretched state being substantially planar, (C) an inlet-exhaust fixture mounted on said side wall and communicating with said chamber, said fixture when functioning in an inlet mode being adapted for connection to a drain tube leading to a body site to be drained, said fixture also being arranged to function in an exhaust mode, and (D) an actuator member associated with said membrane and manually-operable by an inwardly-directed force to effect inward stretching of said membrane to displace the atmosphere of said chamber through said fixture in the exhaust mode and to create in the inlet mode of said fixture a negative pressure acting to draw fluid into said chamber when the member is released, said membrane then being capable of returning to its original unstretched state without the use of an external force whereby fluid withdrawn from the body site proceeds to fill said chamber. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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