Wound drain with elongated intermediate section of enhanced radial strength

A wound drain, comprising:

• an elongated drain portion, said drain portion comprising an exterior wall defining a hollow interior, said drain portion comprising walls dividing said interior into a plurality of longitudinal lumens, and said exterior wall defining means for placing said longitudinal lumens in communication with the ambient surrounding said drain portion;
• a suction tubing having a lumen capable of being placed in fluid communication with a source of suction;
• and
• a connector for connecting a first end of said drain portion to a first end of said suction tubing such that said longitudinal lumens are placed in fluid communication with said lumen of said suction tubing, said connector maintaining said first end of said drain portion and said first end of said suction tubing in spaced apart relation and placing them in fluid communication by means of a lumen that is at least one inch in length;
• whereby said ambient surrounding said drain portion is capable of being placed in fluid communication with a source of suction by means of said wound drain;
• and
• wherein said connector exhibits increased radial strength in comparison to said drain portion and said suction tubing.

A wound drain, comprising:

• a connector having forward and rearward ends;
• a suction tubing having a forward end comprising a forward end of said wound drain and having a rearward end connected to said forward end of said connector;
• and
• an elongated drain section having a forward end connected to said rearward end of said connector;
• wherein no portion of said wound drain, beginning from said forward end of said wound drain, has a diameter 0.026 inches less than an immediately rearwardly adjacent portion of said wound drain.