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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2002
Applicants:
Phillip Grossman, Lakewood, CO (US);
Warren Erickson, Lafayette, CO (US);
Paul Burek, Centennial, CO (US);
Bonnie Vivian, Evergreen, CO (US);
Inventors:
Phillip Grossman, Lakewood, CO (US);
Warren Erickson, Lafayette, CO (US);
Paul Burek, Centennial, CO (US);
Bonnie Vivian, Evergreen, CO (US);
Assignee:
Denver Biomedicals, Inc., Golden, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for draining fluid from a patient. A drainage line is connected to a vacuum bottle. The vacuum is transferred into the drainage line by piercing a seal over the bottle mouth. The indicator in the form of a collapsible bulb or other deformable element confirms the presence of the vacuum at the time of use.