Liquid collection system and related methods
AssigneeAllegiance Corporation
InventorsThomas L. Michaels, Russ A. Johnson, Jeannie Thomas
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a fluid collection system having multiple storage chambers are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the system may include a first chamber in fluid communication with a suction source and a second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber. The second chamber may have a volume less than a volume of the first chamber. The second chamber may also comprise an inlet port for connecting to an external tube. The system may be configured to selectively drain liquid from the second chamber into the first chamber.
Claims22
A fluid collection system comprising:
- a first chamber in fluid communication with a suction source;
- a second chamber comprising an inlet port for connecting to an external conduit and through which a fluid is received, an outlet port through which the fluid is discharged, the second chamber being in fluid communication with the first chamber via the outlet port,
- wherein the outlet port is configured to selectively be open and closed, the outlet port draining fluid from the second chamber into the first chamber when open;
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- an overflow mechanism separate and distinct from the outlet port, the overflow mechanism being located radially adjacent to the outlet port relative to a longitudinal axis extending through the outlet port, and the overflow mechanism extending into the outlet port, the overflow mechanism configured to drain fluid from the second chamber into the first chamber at least when the outlet port is closed.
A fluid collection system comprising:
- a first chamber in fluid communication with a suction source;
- a second chamber comprising an inlet port for connecting to an external conduit and through which a fluid is received, an outlet port through which the fluid is discharged, the second chamber being in fluid communication with the first chamber via the outlet port,
- wherein the outlet port is configured to selectively be open and closed, the outlet port draining fluid from the second chamber into the first chamber when open;
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- an overflow mechanism separate and distinct from the outlet port, the overflow mechanism being located radially adjacent to the outlet port relative to a longitudinal axis extending through the outlet port, the overflow mechanism configured to drain fluid from the second chamber into the first chamber at least when the outlet port is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.