Urinary drainage system with air pressure apparatus
AssigneeC. R. Bard, Inc.
InventorVarad Chavan
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Abstract
A urinary drainage system can include an air pressure apparatus with a connector having an elongate connector body. The connector includes a lumen having a larger proximal lumen diameter and a smaller distal lumen diameter. The system includes an air intake adapter having an elongate adapter body, including a proximal end having a proximal opening configured to be coupled to the distal end of the connector. The adapter can include an air intake port in fluid communication with the adapter lumen, the adapter lumen having a larger proximal lumen diameter and a smaller distal lumen diameter.
Claims16
An air pressure apparatus for a urine management system, comprising:
- a connector including a connector lumen along a longitudinal axis;
- and
- an adapter coupled to the connector forming a fluid tight seal, the adapter comprising:
- an adapter lumen along the longitudinal axis, the connector having a reduced diameter portion extending into the adapter lumen, the reduced diameter portion including an opening in fluid communication with the adapter lumen, wherein a luminal space is defined in the adapter lumen around the reduced diameter portion of the connector, and
- an air intake port including a port lumen orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, the air intake port configured to provide a positive air flow to the luminal space to draw a fluid through the opening of the reduced diameter portion of the connector.
A method for an air pressure apparatus, comprising:
- coupling a first end of the air pressure apparatus to a first tube and a second end of the air pressure apparatus to a second tube, the air pressure apparatus comprising:
- a connector including a connector lumen along a longitudinal axis;
- and
- an adapter coupled to the connector forming a fluid tight seal, the adapter comprising:
- an adapter lumen along the longitudinal axis, the connector having a reduced diameter portion extending into the adapter lumen, the reduced diameter portion including an opening in fluid communication with the adapter lumen, wherein a luminal space is defined in the adapter lumen around the reduced diameter portion of the connector;
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- an air intake port including a port lumen orthogonal to the longitudinal axis;
- providing a positive air pressure into the luminal space via the air intake port;
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- drawing a fluid through the opening of the reduced diameter portion of the connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.