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Method and apparatus for disposing of bodily fluids from a container

  • US 6,672,477 B2
  • Filed: 01/11/2002
  • Issued: 01/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medical apparatus for draining bodily fluid held in a container, the apparatus comprising:

  • a support area that is adapted to removably support the container;

    a drainage reservoir having an inlet in communication with the support area and an outlet in communication with a drain, the drainage reservoir being adapted to collect the bodily fluid drained from the container before the bodily fluid flows into the drain; and

    a drainage conduit positioned within the drainage reservoir, the drainage conduit having a first end movably positioned in the inlet, the first end including a tool that is actuable to alter the container such that the bodily fluid held in the container drains from the container.

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