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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2004
Barry G. Anderson, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Joseph M. Hand, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Barry G. Anderson, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Joseph M. Hand, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Bemis Manufacturing Company, Sheboygan Falls, WI (US);
Abstract
A drainage device and a method for draining a liner-type medical suction apparatus and a rigid-walled container. The drainage device preferably includes a swingarm, a drainhead, and a suction source. The drainhead is positioned to be in fluid communication with the liner-type suction canister or the rigid-walled canister. The swingarm rotates to activate the suction source and inverts the liner-type suction canister or rigid-walled canister. The contents of the canister drain to a sewer system. The method includes the acts of placing the canister on the drainage device, coupling the drainhead to the canister, and activating the suction source.