Suction system and methods of making and using same
OwnerWilliam Harrisinventor
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Abstract
A suction system for removing fluid from an individual. The suction system has a container assembly, a suction tube, an output hose and a suction valve assembly. The container assembly is connectable to an air source and a container is configured to receive the fluid from the individual. The suction tube is connectable to the container assembly and in fluid communication with the air source. The output hose is connectable to the container assembly and in fluid communication with the container. The suction valve assembly has a housing and a pin. The pin is movable between an open and closed position so that fluid is removable from the individual.
Claims20
A suction system, comprising:
- a container assembly connectable to an air source, the container assembly having a container wherein a portion of the container is configured for receiving a fluid from an individual;
- a suction tube connectable to the container assembly wherein the suction tube is in fluid communication with the air source;
- an output hose connectable to the container assembly wherein the output hose is in fluid communication with the container;
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- a suction valve assembly having a housing and a pin, the housing having an air inlet port, a suction inlet port and a fluid outlet port such that the air inlet port is in fluid communication with the suction tube and the fluid outlet port is in fluid communication with the output hose, the pin movable between a closed position and an open position, in the closed position, the pin is moved to prevent fluid communication between the air inlet port and the suction inlet port and in the open position, the pin is moved to allow fluid communication between the air inlet port, the suction inlet port and the fluid outlet port so that fluid is removed from the individual.
A suction valve assembly, comprising:
- a housing the housing having an air inlet port, a suction inlet port and a fluid outlet port such that the air inlet port is in fluid communication with the suction tube and the fluid outlet port is in fluid communication with the output hose, and
- a pin movable between a closed position and an open position in the housing, in the closed position, the pin is moved to prevent fluid communication between the air inlet port and the suction inlet port and in the open position, the pin is moved to allow fluid communication between the air inlet port, the suction inlet port and the fluid outlet port so that fluid is removed from the individual.
A method for removing a fluid from an individual, comprising:
- moving a pin of a suction valve assembly to prevent fluid communication between an air inlet port and a suction inlet port of the suction valve assembly;
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- moving the pin to allow fluid communication between the air inlet port the suction inlet port and a fluid outlet port of the suction valve assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.