Patent ID: 11878102
Assignee: IC SURGICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 13:
14. A method of operating a drainage system for draining fluid from a tissue site, the method comprising:
coupling a drainage manifold to a reduced pressure source, the drainage manifold including:
a plurality of members, each member comprising a lumen, an outer wall, and an opening disposed through the outer wall, and the drainage manifold having at least one web holding the plurality of members in a gathered position such that the plurality of members are adjacent each other;

coupling a first end of a transitional connector to the drainage manifold;
coupling a second end of the transitional connector to a drainage tube, such that the drainage tube is in fluid communication with the lumen of each member; and
severing the at least one web by moving the plurality of members from the gathered position to a dispersed position such that the plurality of members are further apart from each other than in the gathered position.