Surgical drain
AssigneeSurgiMark, Inc.
InventorRichard J. Yarger
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Abstract
An improved surgical drain tube 10 having an internal passageway 12, a plurality of portions 14 of the external wall of the tube extending outwardly and being arranged in opposing pairs, the walls of the outwardly extending portions forming the sidewalls 14A, 14B, 16 of external channels 18 that run longitudinally along the length of the tube, and crossholes 20 positioned on the sidewalls of the outwardly extending portions 14 that provide for fluid flow from the channel 18 into the internal passageway 12 of the tube.
Claims25
A drain tube for removing fluids from a wound or from within the body comprising:
- an elongate flexible tube having an internal passageway, a plurality of portions of the external wall of said tube extending outwardly and being arranged in opposing pairs, the walls of the outwardly extending portions forming sidewalls of open external channels that run longitudinally along the length of the tube, the channels having a floor portion between corresponding sidewalls;
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- at least one crosshole extending through the sidewalls of the external channels, but not through the floor portion of the channels, said crossholes providing for fluid communication between said external channel and the internal passageway.
A drain tube for removing fluids from a wound or from within the body comprising:
- an elongate flexible tube having an internal passageway, at least two portions of the external wall of said tube extending outwardly, the walls of the outwardly extending portions forming the sidewalls of an open external channel that runs longitudinally along the length of the tube;
- at least one crosshole positioned on only one sidewall of the external channel and not the other sidewall of the external channel, said crossholes providing for fluid communication between said external channel and the internal passageway;
- a proximal end for inserting into the wound or body and a distal end that remains outside the wound or body;
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- a means for connecting the proximal end of the tube to a suction device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.