Closure delivery system
AssigneeIsolyser Company, Inc.
InventorHal P. Smith
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Abstract
A system for the introduction of a fluid to an internal volume of a suction canister. The canister is provided with sidewalls and a top, the latter possessing a circular opening and cylindrical duct. A fluid-containing vessel is provided having a tubular extending dispensing port sized to pass over and capture the cylindrical duct when the fluid-containing vessel is positioned over and in contact with the suction canister. The fluid-containing vessel further is provided with a fluid reservoir segregated from the tubular extending dispensing port by a circular membrane which is scored so as to rupture by the cylindrical duct upon the application of nominal pressure exerted upon the fluid-containing vessel.
Claims9
A system for the introduction of a fluid to an internal volume of a suction canister, said system including a suction canister having sidewalls and a top, said top having ports configured therein, a first of said ports being connected to tubing which is, in turn, capable of being in communication with an internal body cavity of a human patient and second port being connected to a vacuum source for creating a vacuum within said suction canister, at least one additional port being a fluid introduction port, said fluid introduction port comprising a substantially circular opening, said circular opening being surrounded by a cylindrical duct extending outwardly from said top, said system further comprising a fluid-containing vessel, said fluid-containing vessel having a tubular extending dispensing port sized to pass over and capture said cylindrical duct when said fluid-containing vessel is positioned over and in contact with said suction canister, said fluid-containing vessel further having a fluid reservoir having a hole configured therein and being segregated from said tubular extending dispensing port by a substantially circular membrane, said membrane being scored so as to rupture by said cylindrical duct upon the application of nominal pressure exerted upon said fluid-containing vessel when said tubular extending dispensing port is positioned over and in contact with said suction canister.
A method for the introduction of a fluid to an internal volume of a suction canister, said method comprising providing a suction canister having sidewalls and a top, said top having ports configured therein, a first of said ports being connected to tubing which is, in turn, capable of being in communication with an internal body cavity of a human patient and a second port being connected to a vacuum source for creating a vacuum within said suction canister, at least one additional port being a fluid introduction port, said fluid introduction port comprising a substantially circular opening, said circular opening being surrounded by a cylindrical duct extending outwardly from said top, said method further providing for a fluid-containing vessel, said fluid-containing vessel having a tubular extending dispensing port sized to pass over and capture said cylindrical duct, said fluid-containing vessel further having a fluid reservoir being segregated from said tubular extending dispensing port by a substantially circular membrane, said membrane being scored, said fluid reservoir having a hole configured therein, said hole being overlaid with a removable adhesive patch such that said fluid contained within said fluid reservoir is prevented from emanating from said hole when said adhesive patch is positioned on said fluid reservoir over said hole, said method further comprising removing said adhesive patch and inserting said cylindrical duct within said tubular extending dispensing port and applying nominal pressure upon said fluid-containing vessel so as to rupture said circular membrane whereupon said fluid is passed from said reservoir to the internal volume of said suction canister.
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