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US 2004/0176738 A1Published application
Transcutaneous fluid drain kit
OwnerDavid S. Paul, Ridwan Hardy +3inventors
InventorsDavid S. Paul, Ridwan Hardy, Evan Walker, J Rae Walker, Ning Xu
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Abstract
A method and apparatus pertaining to a transcutaneous fluid kit for controllably evacuating fluid from a fluid site to a fluid collector, while preventing an outrush of fluid from the fluid site.
Claims14
A fluid kit for transcutaneous treatment of a fluid site comprising:
- at least one cannula removably insertable into the fluid site for draining the fluid therefrom;
- and
- a fluid flow controller in fluid communication with the at least one cannula and operable for preventing an outrush of the fluid from the fluid site during insertion of the at least one cannula into the fluid site.
A method of transcutaneously treating a fluid site within the body of a patient, comprising the steps of connecting, to a cannula, a fluid flow controller in fluid communication with the cannula and operable for preventing an outrush of fluid from said cannula;
- inserting said cannula to said fluid site through an incision in the body of the patient;
- draining and/or irrigating said site through said cannula;
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- removing said cannula from the patient's body.
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