| 摘要 |
<p>A portable drainage system allows patients to ambulate in a hospital or to be discharged to their homes with active suction draining fluids and gases from bodily areas, including sites proximate to surgical procedures, The portable chest tube drainage system (102) includes a vacuum chamber (302), a vacuum pump housing (305) and a fluid reservoir, (314) These components, in one embodiment, removably connect to the portable drainage system and are disposable. The vacuum pump housing (305) includes a vacuum source, which may comprise a small vacuum pump and one or more removable, replaceable, and/or rechargeable batteries. A vacuum regulating control responsive to user manipulation regulates the vacuum and restricts the vacuum to levels non-injurious to tissues proximate the end of a drainage tube connected to the portable drainage system.</p> |
