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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2001
Barry G. Anderson, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Joseph M. Hand, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Bemis Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for draining a liner-type medical suction apparatus. The method includes the acts of positioning the liner-type medical suction apparatus relative to a drainage device including a conduit, causing the conduit to communicate with the liner interior, and draining the fluid from the liner interior through the conduit. The apparatus includes a support member adapted to support the liner-type medical suction apparatus and a drainage device housing adjacent to the support member. The device also includes a conduit including a first end coupled to the drainage device housing and a second end for communication with the liner interior.