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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1994
S James Zinreich, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Eva S Zinreich, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Douglas E Mattox, Ruxton, MD (US);
IZI Corporation, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Abstract
A surgical drain for draining wounds is disclosed. The drain has a tube-like body forming a lumen. The body of the drain includes a plurality of perforations therein. The drain also has a plunger for removing debris from the lumen and perforations of the drain. The plunger has a scraper, a line and a handle. The scraper of the plunger is generally located in the lumen of the body. The handle of the plunger is generally located so as to be accessible to a user. The line of the plunger generally extends through the lumen and connects the scraper and handle. The drain may have more than one plunger.