Medical suction system
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1. A medical apparatus comprising:
- a suction canister including a suction port for communication with a vacuum source, a patient port for communication with a patient, a chamber for holding bodily fluid drained from a patient, an opening, and a rigid member occluding said opening; and
a station operable to drain the bodily fluid from said chamber, said station including a support area for removably supporting said canister and a probe adapted to remove said member from said opening to enable said probe to communicate with said chamber and adapted to supply a fluid to said chamber.
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Abstract
A medical suction system comprising a medical suction canister used in draining bodily fluid from a patient, and a cleaning station for automatically draining and cleaning the suction canister and for automatically providing a visible indication that the canister has been cleaned.
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25 Claims
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1. A medical apparatus comprising:
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a suction canister including a suction port for communication with a vacuum source, a patient port for communication with a patient, a chamber for holding bodily fluid drained from a patient, an opening, and a rigid member occluding said opening; and
a station operable to drain the bodily fluid from said chamber, said station including a support area for removably supporting said canister and a probe adapted to remove said member from said opening to enable said probe to communicate with said chamber and adapted to supply a fluid to said chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A medical apparatus comprising:
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a suction canister including a cover and a container for holding fluid drained from a patient, said cover having therein a suction port for communication with a vacuum source, a patient port for communication with a patient, a cleaning port, and a member occluding said cleaning port; and
a station operable to drain the fluid from said chamber, said station including a support area for removably supporting said canister and a probe adapted to remove said member from said cleaning port to enable said probe to communicate with the interior of said container. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A medical apparatus comprising:
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a suction canister including a suction port for communication with a vacuum source, a patient port for communication with a patient, a chamber for holding bodily fluid drained from a patient, a cleaning port, and a member occluding said cleaning port; and
a station operable to drain the bodily fluid from said chamber, said station including a probe insertable into said chamber via removal of said member from said cleaning port by punching out said member from said cleaning port.
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11. A medical apparatus comprising:
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a suction canister for containing body fluids, said canister having therein an opening, a plug removably positioned in said opening, a patient port for communicating with a patient, and a vacuum port for communicating with a vacuum source; and
a cleaning station including a probe actuable to remove said plug from said opening and thereby be insertable into said canister. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A medical apparatus comprising:
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a suction canister including a suction port coupleable to a vacuum source, a patient port coupleable to a patient, a bodily fluid drainage receptacle, a passageway, and a seal occluding said passageway; and
a drainage station, said drainage station including a suction canister support cradle and a probe capable of removing said seat allowing said probe to communicate with said receptacle through said passageway and to supply a fluid to said receptacle.
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22. A medical apparatus comprising:
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a suction canister including a cover and a bodily fluid drainage container, said cover having therein a suction port coupleable to a vacuum source, a patient port coupleable to a patient, and a cleaning port having a cleaning port cover; and
a drainage station, said station including a suction canister support cradle and a probe capable of removing said cleaning port cover allowing said probe to communicate with the interior of said container.
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23. A medical apparatus comprising:
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a suction canister including a suction port coupleable to a vacuum source, a patient port coupleable to a patient, a bodily fluid drainage receptacle, and a cleaning port having a cleaning port cover, and a drainage station, said drainage station including a cleaning probe insertable into said receptacle via removal of said cleaning port cover from said cleaning port by punching out said cleaning port cover from said cleaning port.
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24. A medical apparatus comprising:
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a suction canister for containing body fluids, said canister having therein a drainage opening, a drainage plug removably positioned in said drainage opening, a patient port coupleable to a patient, and a vacuum port coupleable to a vacuum source; and
a station including a probe, said probe is adapted to be actuated to remove said plug from said drainage opening and to be inserted into said canister.
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25. A medical apparatus comprising:
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a suction canister including a bodily fluid receptacle, said receptacle being at least partially defined by a wall having therein an opening, a plug inserted in said opening, said plug being removable from said opening to provide communication with said receptacle, a patient port communicating with said receptacle for communication with a patient cavity, and a vacuum port communicating with a vacuum source such that application of a vacuum to said vacuum port creates a vacuum in said receptacle and thereby draws bodily fluids into said receptacle via said patient port, and a drainage station including a probe, said probe adapted to be actuated to remove said plug from said opening to provide communication with said receptacle and thereby drain the contents of said receptacle.
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