Portable suction unit

• US 5,776,119 A
• Filed: 09/30/1996
• Issued: 07/07/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Melanie Watts Barker, Sharon C. Bilbo, Traci R. Bland
• Original Assignee: Melanie Watts Barker, Sharon C. Bilbo, Traci R. Bland
• Inventors: Barker, Melanie Watts, Bland, Traci R., Bilbo, Sharon C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Weiss, John G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cho, David J.
• Application Number:
  US08/722,994
• Time in Patent Office: 645 Days
• Field of Search: 604/317, 604/318, 604/319, 604/322, 604/326, 604/346, 604/320, 604/76, 604/67
• US Class Current: 604/317
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/604 Bag or liner in a rigid container, with suction applied to both
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/71 Suction drainage systems containers therefor A61M1/60, A61M1/64; negative pressure wound therapy systems A61M1/90
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated

Abstract

A portable suction device with a base which includes a pump with a pump outlet and inlet and a battery holder with rechargeable batteries connected to the pump via a switch. The base includes a battery charging jack therein for recharging the batteries from a suitable electric power supply. The suction device includes a collection container with a view window for viewing the contents therein. Within the collection container is a disposable plastic liner which includes a connector for releasably engaging the pump outlet. Integrally formed on the collection container are threads for a screw-on lid and a tubing support for a piece of tubing. The collection container may include a holder for a supply of sterile disposable tubing pieces.

Claims

1. A portable suction device for use in removing mucus, sputum and other body fluids comprising:

a base including a pump with an inlet and an outlet opening,

a source of electrical power operatively connected to said pump with a switch for controlling said pump,

tubing detachably connected at one end to said pump inlet,

a collection container having an open bottom attached to said base,

a liner within said collection container,

means connected to said liner for sealing said liner to said pump outlet, and

means for closing said open bottom of said collection container, and

wherein said means for closing said open bottom has an inlet tube with a first and second end connected to said pump at one of said ends,

another end of said inlet tube projecting into said collection chamber when said means for closing said open bottom is connected to collection chamber,

said liner being sealingly connected to another end of said inlet tube.

2. The portable suction device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrical power source is at least one battery.

3. The portable suction device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrical power source includes at least one rechargeable battery and a battery charging jack is operatively connected to said at least one battery.

4. The portable suction device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electric switch is a three position switch with high power, low power and off positions.

5. The portable suction device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said collection container includes a view window for viewing contents of the container.

6. The portable suction device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said collection container includes means adjacent said top of said container for supporting said tubing, and

means for holding extra tubing pieces.

7. The portable suction device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means connected to said liner for sealing said liner to said pump outlet is at least one O-ring.

8. The portable suction device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for closing said open bottom completely closes said open bottom in order to protect said liner.

9. The portable suction device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for closing said open bottom has a top and bottom portion, and

said means for closing said open bottom has said source of electrical power attached thereto.

10. The portable suction device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said liner has an aperture,

another end of said inlet tube projecting into said aperture,

means surrounding said aperture for sealing said aperture to said another end of said inlet tube.