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US 2014/0228801 A1Published application
Body cavity drainage device and methods for using the same
OwnerGary Keelinginventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a drainage tube and method that removes fluid from a peritoneal, abdominal, or other body site. The tube has a central internal passageway for the flow of fluids. The tubing has one or more crossholes that extend through the tubing material and provide fluid communication between the passageway of the drain tube and the peritoneal, abdominal, or other body site of a subject.
Claims15
A lasso-shaped catheter comprising one or more crossholes.
A system comprising:
- a lasso-shaped catheter comprising one or more crossholes;
- and
- a pump.
A method for draining fluid from a body cavity, the method comprising:
- positioning a lasso-shaped catheter one or more crossholes in the body cavity;
- and
- draining fluid from the body cavity through the positioned catheter.
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