Chambers drainage system
OwnerBeverly F. Clendenninginventor
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Abstract
A system and method is provided to handle the fluids issuing from a patient's bladder after a prostate operation utilizing continuous bladder irrigation eliminating any antireflux valve system and connecting a ten liter overflow drainage bag of at least ten liters in capacity or a pair of bags directly to the drainage spout of the standard urinary drainage bag providing a closed system with open drainage all the way to the overflow drainage bag.
Claims13
A method of collecting fluids drawn from a patient's bladder using a transurethral catheter procedure, the method comprising:
- (a) inserting into the patient transurethral catheter means operatively to continuously irrigate the bladder of the patient and to continuously drain fluids from the bladder.
- (b) connecting an inlet tube of a urinary drainage collection device to the transurethral catheter means, the urinary drainage collection device comprising:
- (i) a collection bag to receive and hold a volume of fluids,
- (ii) the inlet tube connected to an inlet opening to the collection bag,
- (iii) a first drainage tube connected to a drainage outlet opening to the collection bag, and
- (iv) first closure means to open and close flow through the drainage tube,
- (c) providing that there is no antireflux device in the urinary drainage collection device to provide as high unobstructed flow as possible into the collection bag of the urinary drainage collection device,
- (d) providing a storage bag comprising:
- (i) a closed air tight capacity of at least about eight liters,
- (ii) a second inlet tube connected to an inlet opening in the storage bag,
- (iii) a second drainage tube connected to a drainage outlet opening from the storage bag, and
- (iv) second closure means to open and close flow through the second drainage tube,
- (e) connecting the second inlet tube of the storage bag to the first drainage tube of the collection bag using connecting means to connect ends of the tubes in an essentially leak proof connection,
- (f) positioning the storage bag at a height below the collection bag, and
- (g) continuously irrigating the bladder until the fluids no longer show the presence of blood.
A device of collecting fluids drawn from a patient's bladder connectable to a transurethral catheter means operatively insertable into the patient to continuously irrigate the bladder of the patient and to continuously drain fluids from the bladder, the device comprising:
- (a) a urinary drainage collection device comprising:
- (i) a collection bag to receive and hold a volume of fluids,
- (ii) an inlet tube connected to an inlet opening to the collection bag and connectable to the transurethral catheter means,
- (iii) a first drainage tube connected to a drainage outlet opening to the collection bag, and
- (iv) first closure means to open and close flow through the drainage tube,
- wherein the urinary drainage collection device comprises no antireflux means to prevent liquid flow from the urinary drainage collection device to the transurethral resection means to provide unobstructed flow into the collection bag of the urinary drainage collection device,
- (b) connection means to connect the inlet tube of the urinary drainage collection device to the transurethral catheter means,
- (c) a storage bag device comprising:
- (i) a closed air tight storage bag of a capacity of at least about eight liters,
- (ii) a second inlet tube connected to an inlet opening in the storage bag,
- (iii) a second drainage tube connected to a drainage outlet opening from the storage bag, and
- (iv) second closure means to open and close flow through the second drainage tube,
- (d) second connection means to connect open ends of the second inlet tube of the storage bag and the first drainage tube of the collection bag in an essentially leak proof connection.
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