Method and device for the management of body fluids leaking from a surgical drain tube incision

A leaked fluid collection system comprising:

• a baseplate having an adhesive backing configured to couple the baseplate to a patient's skin, the baseplate defining a wafer having an approximately centrally positioned opening, and a ring shaped, radially-extending wafer connector coupled to said wafer and disposed around said opening;
• an appliance including a leaked fluid remover, said leaked fluid remover having a fluid remover connector operable to detachably couple with the wafer connector, the leaked fluid remover connector including a first housing element and a second housing element received by said first housing element, the first housing element including a septum rim receiving channel circumferentially disposed about the first housing element, the first housing element and second housing element defining, when coupled, a septum space volume therewithin;
• a septum having a septum rim, the septum rim received by the septum receiving channel and housed between the first housing component and the second housing component, when coupled, said septum including an orifice for receiving a surgical drain tube from a front side of the septum or a backside of the septum, said septum radially, axially and/or pivotally moveable within the septum space volume to alleviate side load tension on the septum as the surgical drain tube is displaced;
• a leaked fluid collector having an outer film and an inner film, the outer film coupled to an upper portion of the first housing component and the inner film coupled to a lower portion of the first housing component thereby coupling an interior of the leaked fluid collector to the fluid remover connector, wherein coupling of the fluid remover connector to the wafer connector forms a fluid flow chamber therebetween through which leaked fluid from the incision flows through the fluid flow chamber and into the leaked fluid collector.