# US 2015/0306303 A1 · System and process for removing bodily fluids from a body opening

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- Number: US 2015/0306303 A1
- Document ID: US20150306303A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/260,267
- Filed: 2014-04-23
- Published: 2015-10-29
- Earliest claimed: 2014-04-23
- Assignees: Genadyne Biotechnologies, Inc.
- Applicants: Genadyne Biotechnologies
- Inventors: Shahzad Pirzada; Chien Ming Goh
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20150306303A1

## CPC

- A61M 1/60: {Containers for suction drainage, adapted to be used with an external suction source (containers not adapted for subjection to vacuum A61M1/69)}
- A61M 1/3672: {Means preventing coagulation}
- A61M 1/784: {by filtering, sterilising or disinfecting the exhaust air, e.g. swellable filter valves}
- A61M 1/79: {Filters for solid matter (specially adapted for dental use A61C17/065)}
- A61M 1/882: {Draining devices provided with means for releasing antimicrobial or gelation agents in the drained fluid}
- A61M 1/98: {Containers specifically adapted for negative pressure wound therapy}
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}

## Abstract

There is a process and a system for removing body fluids from a body opening. The system can comprise a container having an inflow port and an outflow port. The inflow port is coupled to a fluid conduit, the outflow port is coupled to a pump. In one embodiment, disposed in the outflow port is a coagulant agent for coagulating bodily fluids. There can be one or more filters coupled to the container as well. In one embodiment at least one filter is coupled to the outflow port to prevent coagulated bodily fluids from leaving the container and flowing towards the pump. There can also be a process which involves providing at least one coagulant in the container, wherein the coagulant for coagulation of the body fluids and storing the coagulated body fluids in the container. There is also a process for assembling the container as well which in one embodiment includes providing both a coagulant and a filter coupled to the container. The container can also include support ridges or ribs suitable to support intake ports or outflow ports or surfaces of the container.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A process for removing body fluids from a body opening comprising:
a) providing a container for storing body fluids;
b) pumping body fluids from a body opening to said container;
c) providing at least one filter disposed along a fluid conduit said filter for filtering body fluids into said container;
d) providing at least one coagulant, said coagulant for coagulation of the body fluids;
e) coagulating the body fluids; and
e) storing said coagulated body fluids in said container.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The process as in claim 1, further comprising the step of providing at least one second filter.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The process as in claim 2, wherein said step of providing a coagulant comprises providing said coagulant between said at least one filter and said second filter.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The process as in claim 1, wherein said step of providing a container further comprises providing a container having at least one support arm for supporting said container over a surface, a channel for receiving said body fluid, and an outflow channel wherein said filter and said coagulant are disposed in said outflow channel.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The process as in claim 3, wherein said container further comprises a channel coupled to said container, wherein said step of providing said coagulant comprises providing said coagulant between said at least one filter and said second filter and within said channel.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The process as in claim 1, wherein said at least one filter comprises a PTFE filter.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The process as in claim 3, wherein said second filter comprises a PTFE filter wherein said second filter comprises a removable filter.

### Claim 8 (depends on 4)

The process as in claim 4, wherein said at least one support arm is positioned to bias said container to lean in a direction once said container is positioned on a surface.

### Claim 9

A process for pumping fluid from an opening in a body comprising:
providing a container having an intake port and an outflow port;
coupling a first filter to said outflow port;
positioning a coagulant adjacent to said first filter;
inserting a second filter in said outflow port adjacent to said coagulant and opposite said first filter;
fixing said second filter in said outflow port;
coupling said intake port to a fluid conduit; and
coupling said out flow port to said pump.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The process as in claim 9, wherein the steps of claim 9 are performed in order of their listing.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The process as in claim 9, further comprising the step of turning on said pump to draw fluid from a person's body.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The process as in claim 9, further comprising the step of coagulating body fluid inside of said container.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The process as in claim 12, further comprising the step of trapping said coagulated body fluid inside of said container, wherein said step of providing a container includes providing a container having at least one support arm to support said container above a surface, and wherein said at least one support arm is configured to bias said container in one direction.

### Claim 14

A container for receiving body fluid comprising:
a) a housing said housing comprising:
i) a body;
ii) an intake port coupled to said housing;
iii) an outflow port coupled to said housing;
b) at least one filter coupled to said housing; and
c) at least one coagulant, said coagulant being disposed upstream of said at least one filter.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The container as in claim 14, further comprising at least one additional filter.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The container as in claim 15, wherein said coagulant is disposed between said at least one filter and said at least one additional filter.

### Claim 17 (depends on 14)

The container as in claim 14, wherein said coagulant is a solidifier agent in powder form.

### Claim 18 (depends on 14)

The container as in claim 14, wherein said at least one filter is a PTFE filter.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The container as in claim 15, wherein said at least one additional filter is a PTFE filter.

### Claim 20 (depends on 14)

The container as in claim 14, wherein said at least one filter is a PTFE filter and the container further comprising:
at least one support arm coupled to said container, said at least one support arm configured to support said container above a surface and to bias said container to lean in a predetermined direction when said container is supported above said surface;
at least one additional filter comprising a PTFE filter that is removable, wherein said at least one additional filter comprises a solid backing structure;
wherein said coagulant a solidifier agent is in powder form and is disposed between said at least one filter and said at least one additional filter in said outflow port.