Corporeal drainage system

• US 8,337,475 B2
• Filed: 10/12/2005
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc. (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Christensen, Mark A., Smith, Steven M., Beasley, Jim C., Powers, Kelly B.
• Primary Examiner(s): KIDWELL, MICHELE M
• Application Number:
  US11/248,082
• Publication Number:
  US 20060079853A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,631 Days
• Field of Search: 604540-544, 604/317, 604/313, 604315-316, 604327-329, 604/349
• 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 1/67 Containers incorporating a piston-type member to create suction, e.g. syringes cupping glasses A61M1/08; with a flexible member creating suction A61M1/68
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/68 Containers incorporating a flexible member creating suction
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/80 Suction pumps A61M1/64, A61M1/71, A61M60/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/82 Membrane pumps, e.g. bulbs
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0075 Bellows-type
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2202/0492 Pleural
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/075 Bulb type
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/75 with filters
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/10 Tube connectors; Tube couplings A61M39/02 takes precedence; connecting needles to syringes or hubs A61M5/34; connecting catheter tubes to hubs A61M25/0014
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 1/0292 Foldable bottles
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 21/086 Collapsible or telescopic containers B65D1/0292 and B65D21/068 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 37/00 Portable flexible containers not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 206/825 Recoil-type retainer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 206/829 Vacuum, or suction, cup adjunct
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 215/90 Collapsible wall structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 297/08 Inflatable bellows
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 493/94 Bellows
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/87949 Linear motion of flow path sections operates both
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/87957 Valves actuate each other

Abstract

A corporeal drainage system including a fluid receptacle. The fluid receptacle in one embodiment is disposable and may be manipulated to generate a negative fluid pressure. The fluid receptacle in another embodiment is reusable and includes features to enable the insertion of a disposable bag therein. A pump may be integral to the fluid receptacle, the pump including a pair of unidirectional check valves. A catheter connection system is described, which facilitates connection between a fluid flow conduit and an implanted catheter. Methods of producing active and passive siphon systems are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A corporeal drainage system, comprising:

a catheter including a catheter connector at a proximal end thereof, the catheter connector including a tapered feature abutted by a deformable sealing element, the tapered feature in contact with the deformable sealing element in a closed configuration;

a connection tube including a drainage line connector at a distal end thereof, the drainage line connector and catheter connector being configured for sealing attachment to one another, the drainage line connector including an actuating member that deforms the deformable sealing element such that the tapered feature is separated from the deformable sealing element in an open configuration; and

a disposable fluid receptacle in fluid communication with the connection tube, the fluid receptacle being configured to create a negative pressure within the system upon activation thereof.

2. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 1, wherein the disposable fluid receptacle comprises a bottle including a plurality of spaced apart rigid sides and collapsible connecting walls connecting consecutive spaced apart rigid sides.

3. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 2, wherein the bottle further comprises a proximal handle attached to a proximal end and a distal handle attached to a distal end, wherein pulling the handles in opposite directions expands the bottle and creates a negative pressure in the system.

4. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 1, wherein the disposable fluid receptacle comprises a disposable bag.

5. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 4, wherein the disposable bag includes a first rigid side and a second rigid side, each of the first and second rigid sides including a handle attached thereto.

6. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 1, wherein the disposable fluid receptacle comprises a bottle including an activation knob.

7. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 6, wherein the activation knob is operatively connected to a latch clasp, the bottle comprising a latch tab that connects to the latch clasp to maintain the bottle in a collapsed state.

9. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 1, wherein the tapered feature is along an exterior surface of a central shaft of the catheter connector.

10. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 1, wherein the tapered feature of the catheter connector is tapered such that an end of the tapered feature toward the actuating member of the drainage line connector has a larger diameter than an end of the tapered feature away from the actuating member.

11. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 1, wherein the deformable sealing element radially circumscribes the tapered feature such that an inner surface of the deformable sealing element contacts an outer surface of the tapered feature.

12. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 1, wherein the catheter connector comprises a body and a flow aperture between the tapered feature and the body.

13. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 12, wherein the tapered feature is along an exterior surface of a central shaft of the catheter connector, the deformable sealing element radially circumscribes the tapered feature, and the body is a generally cylindrical shape concentric with the central shaft.

14. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 1, wherein the deformable sealing element deforms in a longitudinal direction away from the tapered feature by the actuating member to open a gap between the sealing element and the tapered feature.

15. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 1, wherein the tapered feature linearly increases from a first diameter at a first end to a second larger diameter at a second end.

16. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 15, wherein the tapered feature is coupled to the catheter connector by a post, the tapered feature oriented such that the first diameter is near the post and the second diameter is away from the post.

17. The corporeal drainage system according to claim 16, wherein the deformable sealing element is separated from the post by an annular gap and abuts the tapered feature in a closed configuration.

8. A corporeal drainage system, comprising:

catheter means for direct access of a bodily cavity;

conduit means for transporting fluid from the catheter means;

a connection system, including a catheter connector attached to a proximal end of the catheter means, the catheter connector including a tapered feature abutted by a deformable sealing element and a drainage line connector attached to a distal end of the conduit means, the drainage line connector including an actuating member that deforms the deformable sealing element such that the tapered features is separated from the deformable sealing element in an open configuration;

receptacle means for holding fluid drained from the bodily cavity; and

pump means for creating a negative pressure in the system.