IMPLANTABLE DRAINAGE DEVICE
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Abstract
A surgical method of implanting an implantable drainage apparatus. The method comprising the steps of cutting the skin of a patient, inserting the implantable drainage apparatus into the body of the patient, the implantable drainage apparatus comprising a drainage device, an energy source adapted to supply energy to the drainage device, a connecting tube connected to the drainage device, a bellows adapted to generate a suction and a motor connected to the bellows, being adapted to compress the bellows to move fluid out of the bellows and at the same time pre-tension the bellows, placing the drainage device at a placement area in the patient'"'"'s body, placing the connecting tube at a treatment area in the patient'"'"'s body.
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1-239. -239. (canceled)
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240. A surgical method of implanting an implantable drainage apparatus comprising:
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cutting the skin of a patient, inserting the implantable drainage apparatus into the body of the patient, the implantable drainage apparatus comprising a drainage device, an energy source adapted to supply energy to the drainage device, a connecting tube connected to the drainage device, a bellows adapted to generate a suction and a motor connected to the bellows, being adapted to compress the bellows to move fluid out of the bellows and at the same time pre-tension the bellows, placing the drainage device at a placement area in the patient'"'"'s body, placing the connecting tube at a treatment area in the patient'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259)
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