Abstract: Disclosed is a chest drainage system which reduces or eliminates pooling of blood/liquid and/or clogging/clotting in the drainage tube and/or chest tube, and provides objective and accurate measures of drained fluid volume and chest air leak. The chest drainage system continuously monitors chest tube and drainage tube status and clears pooled liquid in the drainage tube, and/or a clogged chest tube when necessary to restore negative pressure to the chest.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 8, 2019
Publication date:
July 4, 2019
Applicant:
Esculon, LLC
Inventors:
Evan S. LUXON, Daniel R. BURNETT, Randy PRESTON, Ryan COUGHLIN, Mark ZIEGLER, Derek WALLIN
Abstract: Disclosed is a chest drainage system which reduces or eliminates pooling of blood/liquid and/or clogging/clotting in the drainage tube and/or chest tube, and provides objective and accurate measures of drained fluid volume and chest air leak. The chest drainage system continuously monitors chest tube and drainage tube status and clears pooled liquid in the drainage tube, and/or a clogged chest tube when necessary to restore negative pressure to the chest.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 13, 2017
Date of Patent:
April 23, 2019
Assignee:
Esculon, LLC
Inventors:
Evan S. Luxon, Daniel R. Burnett, Randy Preston, Ryan Coughlin, Mark Ziegler, Derek Wallin
Abstract: Disclosed is a chest drainage system which reduces or eliminates pooling of blood/liquid and/or clogging/clotting in the drainage tube and/or chest tube, and provides objective and accurate measures of drained fluid volume and chest air leak. The chest drainage system continuously monitors chest tube and drainage tube status and clears pooled liquid in the drainage tube, and/or a clogged chest tube when necessary to restore negative pressure to the chest.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 13, 2017
Publication date:
April 19, 2018
Applicant:
Esculon, LLC
Inventors:
Evan S. LUXON, Daniel R. BURNETT, Randy PRESTON, Ryan COUGHLIN, Mark ZIEGLER, Derek WALLIN
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