Liquid drainage system
US5119675A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/448
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A liquid drainage system is disclosed comprising a combination urine meter element and drainage receptacle, the urine meter element having front and rear walls defining a chamber adapted to receive and measure urine output. The urine meter having an inlet port for receiving urine output from a patient, a drip chamber adapted to direct urine from the inlet port to a burette compartment for measuring urine output situated within the chamber beneath the inlet port, an upper portion of the rear wall having an opening therein for discharging urine from the element, and a deflector adjacent an upper portion of the opening in the element and being tapered toward the opening, whereby to direct urine within the element through the opening when the bottom of the element is raised to direct the urine toward the opening; and a preferably flexible drainage receptacle having front and rear walls joined to define a cavity in the receptacle, the front wall of the receptacle having an opening therein joined in fluid communication with the opening in the rear wall of the urine meter element to permit discharge of urine from the urine meter element to the receptacle, the receptacle having a value for…
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