US 11,730,933 B2
Surgical drain system and container
Mark Guirguis, Minneapolis, MN (US); Nathan Zamarripa, Minneapolis, MN (US); Nicholas Valley, Minneapolis, MN (US); and Christian Schasel, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Assigned to Medtronic Advanced Energy LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by MEDTRONIC ADVANCED ENERGY LLC., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2018, as Appl. No. 15/891,936.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/457,473, filed on Feb. 10, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2018/0228945 A1, Aug. 16, 2018
Int. Cl. A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/44 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 27/00 (2013.01) [A61M 1/60 (2021.05); A61M 1/64 (2021.05); A61M 1/66 (2021.05); A61M 1/70 (2021.05); A61M 1/73 (2021.05); A61M 1/80 (2021.05); A61M 1/90 (2021.05); A61M 1/95 (2021.05); A61M 1/98 (2021.05); A61M 1/982 (2021.05); A61M 1/984 (2021.05); A61F 5/4404 (2013.01); A61M 2205/103 (2013.01); A61M 2205/12 (2013.01); A61M 2205/18 (2013.01); A61M 2205/215 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3379 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3553 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3561 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3592 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); A61M 2209/088 (2013.01)] 56 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable surgical drain system, comprising:
a subdermal drain at a first end of the portable surgical drain system, the subdermal drain configured to drain fluid from a surgical site; and
a container at a second end of the portable surgical drain system, the container in fluid communication with the subdermal drain providing a negative pressure to the subdermal drain, the container including a cartridge having a vacuity to draw and receive the fluid into the cartridge and a drain hub, the cartridge removably coupled to the drain hub to form the container, wherein the container includes at least one sensor disposed on the drain hub proximate a wall of the cartridge in which the at least one sensor is configured to detect from outside the cartridge at least one of fluid color, fluid volume in the cartridge, and orientation of the container, wherein the detection of the fluid volume and fluid color are based on whether the container is detected in a selected orientation.