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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2020
Applicant:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Inventors:
Arlin D. Nelson, Sandy, UT (US);
Joanne Hislop, Lehi, UT (US);
Christopher Cindrich, Highland, UT (US);
Andrew Hansen, Bluffdale, UT (US);
Nicholas Accisano, III, Howell, NJ (US);
Kenneth Sykes, Bluffdale, UT (US);
Gregory R. McArthur, Sandy, UT (US);
Michael Dean Haslam, Sandy, UT (US);
Assignee:
Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/964 (2021.05); A61M 1/67 (2021.05); A61M 1/684 (2021.05); A61M 39/28 (2013.01); A61M 2209/084 (2013.01); A61M 2210/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices used to drain fluid are disclosed. The devices may be configured to drain fluid from a body cavity using a vacuum pressure. The devices include a reservoir and a vacuum generating member configured to expand the reservoir and generate a vacuum pressure within the reservoir. The devices can be configured to be shipped in a collapsed state.