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US 4,388,922 AGranted
Suction canister system for serial collection of fluids
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorAnil Telang
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Abstract
A suction canister system for serial collection of fluids comprises a plurality of canisters for collecting fluids. The canisters are in fluid communication with each other so that a vacuum may be applied to the interior of the canisters simultaneously in a parallel-path connection. The fluid connection of the canisters allows fluid to be introduced into the canisters serially.
Claims13
A suction canister system for collection of patient body fluids comprising:
- a plurality of canisters, each canister including a receptacle and a cover having a vacuum port therethrough communicating with the interior of the receptacle, means including a fluid inlet port to permit the flow of fluid therethrough into the receptacle, and means including a fluid outlet port to permit the flow of fluid therethrough out of the receptacle, the last of the plurality of canisters to be filled in the serial collection arrangement including means to prevent fluid from flowing thereout, the vacuum ports of said canisters being connected in parallel fluid communication with each other and having means for connection to a source of vacuum, the inlet port on the canister first in the serial line for collection of fluids having means for connection to a source of fluid outside of the canister system, the outlet port of each canister connected to the inlet port on a successive canister in a serial fluid flow arrangement whereby fluid is collected in said canisters successively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.