摘要 |
A liquid collection device for use with various surgical procedures to control and monitor the rate of flow of liquid from one or more body cavities such as the pleural and/or mediastinal cavities comprising a liquid collection section including an upper liquid flow rate monitoring chamber coupled to the body cavity by a fluid conduit to receive a predetermined volume of fluid to a lower liquid accumulation reservoir when the predetermined volume of liquid is received therein and a pressure control/liquid isolation section coupled to a vacuum source to control the flow of liquid from the body cavity through the fluid conduit at a predetermined pressure.
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