Drainage collection device with disposable liner
First Claim
1. A body fluid drainage collection device comprising a relatively rigid canister including a hollow container having a bottom wall and sidewalls connected to said bottom wall, and a lid connected to said sidewalls and having an opening therethrough, a flexible, collapsible drainage collection liner means removably insertable into said canister and having a lower portion with a bottom wall, sidewalls, and an upper portion with an upper wall integrally connected with said liner means bottom wall and sidewalls forming a drainage collection chamber, said liner means being collapsible to reduce the height thereof when free of said canister, suction outlet and drainage inlet conduits fixedly connected directly to said liner means upper wall and communicating with said chamber for communicating said chamber respectively with a source of vacuum and a source of body fluid drainage, both of said outlet and inlet conduits extending through said opening in said lid, and means connecting said liner means within said canister to maintain said liner means expanded during the application of vacuum to said outlet conduit including first connector means having securing abutment means on the walls of said opening of said lid, second connector means including a neck with abutment means on said upper wall of said liner means releaseably engageable with said abutment means on said walls of said opening of said first connector means to secure the upper portion of said liner to said lid, and holding means on said canister engageable with the lower portion of said liner means to circumferentially hold the lower portion in place, said sidewalls of said liner means being structured to prevent lateral collapse thereof without countervailing for the negative pressure on the inside of the liner means when said outlet is connected with a source of vacuum.
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Abstract
A drainage collection device is provided which includes a relatively rigid reusable canister and a collapsible drainage collection liner. The lid and upper wall of the liner have cooperating connectors for holding the upper end of the liner in place. The canister has an abutment adjacent the lower end for holding the lower end portion of the liner adjacent the lower end of the canister. The liner has a bellows-like sidewall so that the liner can be stored in a collapsed condition.
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- 1. A body fluid drainage collection device comprising a relatively rigid canister including a hollow container having a bottom wall and sidewalls connected to said bottom wall, and a lid connected to said sidewalls and having an opening therethrough, a flexible, collapsible drainage collection liner means removably insertable into said canister and having a lower portion with a bottom wall, sidewalls, and an upper portion with an upper wall integrally connected with said liner means bottom wall and sidewalls forming a drainage collection chamber, said liner means being collapsible to reduce the height thereof when free of said canister, suction outlet and drainage inlet conduits fixedly connected directly to said liner means upper wall and communicating with said chamber for communicating said chamber respectively with a source of vacuum and a source of body fluid drainage, both of said outlet and inlet conduits extending through said opening in said lid, and means connecting said liner means within said canister to maintain said liner means expanded during the application of vacuum to said outlet conduit including first connector means having securing abutment means on the walls of said opening of said lid, second connector means including a neck with abutment means on said upper wall of said liner means releaseably engageable with said abutment means on said walls of said opening of said first connector means to secure the upper portion of said liner to said lid, and holding means on said canister engageable with the lower portion of said liner means to circumferentially hold the lower portion in place, said sidewalls of said liner means being structured to prevent lateral collapse thereof without countervailing for the negative pressure on the inside of the liner means when said outlet is connected with a source of vacuum.
- 10. A body fluid drainage collection device comprising a relatively rigid canister including a hollow container having a bottom wall and sidewalls connected to said bottom wall, and a lid connected to said sidewalls, a flexible, collapsible drainage collection liner removably insertable into said canister and having a lower portion with a bottom wall, sidewalls, and an upper portion with an upper wall integrally connected with said liner bottom and sidewalls forming a drainage collection chamber, suction outlet and drainage inlet conduits connected directly to said liner and communicating with said chamber for communicating said chamber respectively with a source of vacuum and a source of body fluid drainage, and means connecting said liner within said canister to maintain said liner expanded during the application of vacuum to said outlet conduit including first connector means on said lid, second connector means on said upper wall of said liner releaseably engageable with said first connector means to secure the upper portion of said liner to said lid, and circumferential holding means on the interior walls of said canister engageable with the lower portion of said liner to hold the same in place, said lid including an upwardly extending integral collar, said liner being a substantially single-piece member, said upper wall of said liner including an upwardly extending integral neck receivable in said collar in concentric relation therewith, said neck having an upper wall portion, and said inlet and outlet conduits being connected to said upper wall portion in sealing connection therewith.
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13. A body fluid drainage collection device comprising a relatively rigid canister including a hollow container having a bottom wall and sidewalls connected to said bottom wall, and a lid connected to said sidewalls, a flexible, collapsible drainage collection liner removably insertable into said canister and having a lower portion with a bottom wall, sidewalls, and an upper portion with an upper wall integrally connected with said liner bottom and sidewalls forming a drainage collection chamber, suction outlet and drainage inlet conduits connected directly to said liner and communicating with said chamber for communicating said chamber respectively with a source of vacuum and a source of body fluid drainage, and means connecting said liner within said canister to maintain said liner expanded during the application of vacuum to said outlet conduit including first connector means on said lid, second connector means on said upper wall of said liner releaseably engageable with said first connector means to secure the upper portion of said liner to said lid, and circumferential holding means on said canister interior walls engageable with the lower portion of said liner to hold the same in place, said first connector means including a collar on said lid with first peripherally extending abutment means thereon, said second connector means including a neck on said upper wall with second peripherally extending abutment means thereon engageable with said first abutment means to secure said upper portion of said liner relative to said canister.
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