Vacuum assisted drain connector and assembly
AssigneeVacuus, LLC
InventorsGuy R. Voeller, David L. Webb, Jr., Nathaniel Stoikes
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Abstract
A vacuum assisted drain connector (“VAD connector”) may be used to connect a surgical drain to a portable electronic vacuum device. The VAD connector may have an elongate body with a nipple connector at one end and a twist lock feature at the other end. A through passage may extend between an inlet opening provided in the nipple connector and an outlet opening provided in the twist lock feature. The nipple connector may be connected to the proximal end of a surgical drain, which is to be implanted in a patient's body. The twist lock feature may be connected to a cooperating twist lock feature provided on a native vacuum tube of portable electronic vacuum pump.
Claims9
An assembly comprising:
- a connector consisting essentially of
- a nipple connector with an inlet opening,
- a first twist lock feature with an outlet opening, and
- an intermediate body portion situated between the nipple connector and the first twist lock feature;
- wherein the intermediate body portion includes a through passage that extends between the inlet and the outlet openings;
- a surgical drain having a distal end to be implanted in a patient's body, and a proximal end stretched over the nipple connector to provide a fluid tight connection between the surgical drain and the connector;
- and
- a portable electronic vacuum pump having a collection reservoir and a vacuum tube that extends from the collection reservoir, the vacuum tube having an end provided with a second twist lock feature cooperating with the first twist lock feature to provide a fluid tight connection between the vacuum tube and the connector;
- wherein the connector is of a unitary one-piece construction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.