Medical suction apparatus and draining of same
First Claim
1. A medical device for draining either a liner-type suction canister or a rigid walled suction canister, both having a cover having therein a port and both containing fluid to be drained, said device comprising:
- a housing in communication with a sanitary sewer line;
a swingarm coupled to and pivotable with respect to the housing;
a drainhead coupled to and pivotable with respect to the swingarm, the drainhead having a passageway therein, the drainhead having a first position not engageable with a liner-type and a rigid-walled suction canister and a second position engageable with the liner-type and the rigid walled suction canister, and in its second position, the passageway being adapted to be in fluid communication with the port in the cover;
a support member directly connected to the swingarm for supporting the liner-type and the rigid-walled suction canister; and
a suction source in communication with the passageway and adapted to drain the fluid contained in the liner-type and the rigid-walled suction canister to a sanitary sewer.
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Abstract
A drainage device and a method for draining a liner-type medical suction apparatus and a rigid-walled container. The drainage device preferably includes a swingarm, a drainhead, and a suction source. The drainhead is positioned to be in fluid communication with the liner-type suction canister or the rigid-walled canister. The swingarm rotates to activate the suction source and inverts the liner-type suction canister or rigid-walled canister. The contents of the canister drain to a sewer system. The method includes the acts of placing the canister on the drainage device, coupling the drainhead to the canister, and activating the suction source.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A medical device for draining either a liner-type suction canister or a rigid walled suction canister, both having a cover having therein a port and both containing fluid to be drained, said device comprising:
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a housing in communication with a sanitary sewer line; a swingarm coupled to and pivotable with respect to the housing; a drainhead coupled to and pivotable with respect to the swingarm, the drainhead having a passageway therein, the drainhead having a first position not engageable with a liner-type and a rigid-walled suction canister and a second position engageable with the liner-type and the rigid walled suction canister, and in its second position, the passageway being adapted to be in fluid communication with the port in the cover; a support member directly connected to the swingarm for supporting the liner-type and the rigid-walled suction canister; and a suction source in communication with the passageway and adapted to drain the fluid contained in the liner-type and the rigid-walled suction canister to a sanitary sewer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medical device for draining fluid contained in either a liner-type or a rigid-walled suction canister, said device comprising:
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a movable swingarm; a support member directly connected to the swingarm, the support member adapted to support either a liner-type or a rigid-walled suction canister, the swingarm adapted to move the canister between a first position and a second position; and a drainhead having a passageway therein, the drainhead adapted to engage the liner-type and the rigid-walled suction canister to enable fluid communication between the fluid contained in the liner-type and the rigid-walled suction canister and a sewer line. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A medical device for draining fluid contained in a liner-type or a rigid walled suction canister, and having a cover, said device comprising:
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a housing; a swingarm coupled to the housing and adapted to support either a liner-type or a rigid-walled suction canister, the swingarm adapted to move the canister between a first position and a second position; and one of a first drainhead coupled to the swingarm and adapted to engage a cover of the liner-type suction canister and a second drainhead coupled to the swingarm and adapted to engage a cover of the rigid-walled suction canister, the first and second drainheads having therein a passageway such that fluid is drained from the liner-type and the rigid-walled suction canister through the passageway and into the housing when the swingarm is in its second position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for draining either a liner-type or a rigid-walled suction canister filled with fluid using one device, said method comprising:
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positioning either a liner-type or a rigid-walled suction canister on a swingarm; coupling a drainhead on a device to a cover of one of the liner-type suction canister and the rigid-walled suction canister; rotating the canister with the swingarm; and activating a suction source to drain the fluid from one of the liner-type suction canister and the rigid-walled suction canister through the drainhead to a sanitary sewer.
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16. A method for draining a liner-type or a rigid-walled suction canister, and having a cover, filled with fluid using one device, said method comprising:
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placing one of the liner-type suction canister and the rigid-walled suction canister in communication with a device; pivoting a drainhead on the device to establish fluid communication between the drainhead and a port on a cover of one of the liner-type suction canister and the rigid-walled suction canister; and activating a suction source to drain the fluid from the selected one of the liner-type suction canister and the rigid-walled suction canister through the drainhead to a sanitary sewer.
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17. A method for draining either a liner-type or a rigid-walled suction canister filled with fluid using one device, said method comprising:
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selecting one of the liner-type suction canister and the rigid walled suction canister to be drained; selecting a first drainhead if the liner-type suction canister is to be drained; selecting a second drainhead if the rigid-walled suction canister is to be drained; moving the selected drainhead and the selected suction canister relative to one another to establish fluid communication between a port on a cover of the selected suction canister and the selected drainhead; moving the selected drainhead and the selected suction canister from a first position to a second position; and activating a suction source to drain the fluid from the selected suction canister, through the selected drainhead, and to a sanitary sewer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification