×

Portable disposable device for post-surgical suction

  • US 5,342,329 A
  • Filed: 09/17/1992
  • Issued: 08/30/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A portable, closed circuit, disposable device for post operatory surgical suction comprising a bellows-shaped body receptacle for suctioned fluids, said bellows-shaped body having an upper surface and a lower surface, a threaded neck located on the upper surface of said bellows-shaped body suitable to receive a threaded cap, a suction tube system comprising a check valve connected through said cap into the bellows-shaped body, said lower surface of the bellows-shaped body comprising a cannula having a side wall and a lower end wall extending from said side wall, said side wall of said cannula being provided with at least one opening located in a position proximate to said lower end wall of said cannula, and wherein an elastic tube, with a longer extension than said cannula, is placed in said cannula to thereby close the at least one opening of said cannula, and wherein a tube of rigid or semi-rigid material is placed on said cannula.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×