Patent · US Expired

Medical suction apparatus and methods for draining same

US6626877B2 · kind B2 · utility

29Cited by

166References

23Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Bemis Manufacturing Company · US

Inventors

Barry Anderson · Sheboygan, US
Joseph M. Hand · Sheboygan Falls, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 28, 2001
Grant date	Sep 30, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 28, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M1/604
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for draining a liner-type medical suction apparatus. The method includes the acts of positioning the liner-type medical suction apparatus relative to a drainage device including a conduit, causing the conduit to communicate with the liner interior, and draining the fluid from the liner interior through the conduit. The apparatus includes a support member adapted to support the liner-type medical suction apparatus and a drainage device housing adjacent to the support member. The device also includes a conduit including a first end coupled to the drainage device housing and a second end for communication with the liner interior.

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