Surgical kits for body cavity drainage and related methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9649415
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14318560

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A surgical kit for draining a body cavity of a patient includes a sterile enclosure, a body cavity drainage device with a sterilized drainage tube having one or more lateral openings through a side wall thereof, and a sterilized body cavity drainage tube placement tool configured to be inserted through a lateral opening of the one or more lateral openings. The body cavity drainage device and the placement tool are contained within the sterile enclosure. Methods relate to providing surgical tools for draining a body cavity of a patient.

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  • MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

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Lazarus, Harrison M Salt Lake City, US 31 6434

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