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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1999
Nicholas Want, Manchester, NH (US);
Theodore Karwoski, Hollis, NH (US);
Steve A. Herweck, Nashua, NH (US);
Thomas S. Cochran, Antrim, NH (US);
Scott E. Corbeil, Litchfield, NH (US);
David R. Autote, Nashua, NH (US);
Ralph L. Gillis, Nashua, NH (US);
Atrium Medical Corporation, Hudson, NH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to fluid recovery systems for collecting fluid from a patient. A fluid recovery system according to the teachings of the invention includes a housing having a collection chamber for collecting fluid from a patient, and further includes a plurality of components and/or structures that are integrally formed with the housing. Such integrally molded components can include valves for controlling fluid flow within the fluid recovery system and a tamper resistant disposal system.