Vacuum generation device for medical applications

A device for generating vacuum for medical applications or for vacuum therapy of wounds on a human or animal body, the device comprising:

• a housing;
• a vacuum generator disposed in said housing;
• a vessel for receiving body fluids or wound exudates suctioned out of a wound, said vessel structured for detachable fastening to said housing;
• a connection element, said connection element structured for connection to a suction tube adapted to lead to the body, thereby establishing vacuum communication among said vacuum generator, said vessel and the suction tube;
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• a holding facility for detachable fastening of the device onto a horizontal, vertical or oblique strut or bar, said holding facility comprising an essentially rigid holding part and at least one flexible or elastically compliant ribbon-shaped holding strap, said holding part structured for attachment to and detachment from said housing, said holding part having at least one receptacle for detachable disposition of said holding strap, said holding strap structured for placement around the strut or bar, said holding strap also being structured to turn back on itself or onto said holding part, wherein said holding strap is closed in response to exercise of a tensile force thereon, thereby generating a substantially clearance-free and clamped fastening of the device to the strut or bar, said receptacle for detachable disposition of said holding strap constituting a sliding-seat configuration, wherein said holding strap is pushed onto said rigid holding part in a linear direction, said receptacle having at least one finger-shaped or tongue-shaped web or a flat web, which engages in a duct-forming cutout of said holding strap when said holding strap is pushed on.

A device for generating vacuum for medical applications or for vacuum therapy of wounds on a human or animal body, the device comprising:

• a housing;
• a vacuum generator disposed in said housing;
• a vessel for receiving body fluids or wound exudates suctioned out of a wound, said vessel structured for detachable fastening to said housing;
• a connection element, said connection element structured for connection to a suction tube adapted to lead to the body, thereby establishing vacuum communication among said vacuum generator, said vessel and the suction tube;
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• a holding facility for detachable fastening of the device onto a horizontal, vertical or oblique strut or bar, said holding facility comprising an essentially rigid holding part and at least one flexible or elastically compliant ribbon-shaped holding strap, said holding part structured for attachment to and detachment from said housing, said holding part having at least one receptacle for detachable disposition of said holding strap, said holding strap structured for placement around the strut or bar, said holding strap also being structured to turn back on itself or onto said holding part, wherein said holding strap is closed in response to exercise of a tensile force thereon, thereby generating a substantially clearance-free and clamped fastening of the device to the strut or bar, wherein said receptacle is constituted in such a way that said holding strap can be fastened in two orientations of a longitudinal axis thereof that extend at 90° to each other.