Flexible chirurgical drain with a plurality of individual ducts

摘要

The drain tube (1) consists of a series of separate ducts (2-7) which are joined together side by side round a central lengthwise lumen (15). The joins between the ducts can be parted to allow their ends to be splayed inside the body cavity and drain different parts of it at the same time. The ducts can be of square cross-section and run in a spiral about the drain's central axis. The drain is preferably made by extrusion from a supple and biocompatible synthetic material, e.g. a silicone.