Chest drainage systems and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8992493
SERIAL NO

13634116

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A chest drainage system includes a collection device and a fluid pathway configured to extend from the collection device to a patient. The fluid pathway has a proximal portion configured to extend proximally toward the patient and a distal portion configured to extend distally from the patient. The chest drainage system also includes a pressure source including an accumulator configured to selectively provide sub-atmospheric pressure to the distal portion of the fluid pathway and a valve configured to selectively relieve pressure in the proximal portion of the fluid pathway. The system is configured to open the valve and to introduce the sub-atmospheric pressure from the accumulator of the pressure source when a predetermined pressure differential is detected between the proximal and distal portions of the fluid pathway.

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  • ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Croteau, James Fitchburg, US 10 168
Karwoski, Theodore Hollis, US 112 7125
Krawczyk, Joanne Dunstable, US 6 128
Larochelle, Marc Bedford, US 6 70
Lee, Patrick Long Grove, US 67 1466
Want, Nicholas Manchester, US 27 456

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