Patent ID: 6482190
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
A container for collecting biological fluids comprising:walls comprised of a fluid-impervious material defining a fluid-tight chamber therewithin; a main body portion fixedly mounted to said bag, a pair of jaws mounted to said base member and pivotable with respect to one another, each of said pair of jaws having upper and lower ends, said pair of jaws having mutually facing clamping members adjacent said lower ends, and said pair of jaws further comprising biasing means operatively associated with said pair of jaws for biasing said clamping members of said pair of jaws toward one another, said clamping members of said pair of jaws being separable by squeezing said upper ends of said pair of jaws; and a compressible, resilient tube having an upstream end in fluid communication with said chamber at a lower portion thereof, said tube extending between said clamping members of said pair of pivotably mounted jaws, and a downstream end of said tube being disposed to discharge a fluid from said container; whereby when said clamping members of said pair of jaws are biased toward one another, said clamping members of said pair of jaws compress and occlude said tube, and whereby an operator may selectively separate said clamping members of said pair of jaws to permit said tube to open to drain a fluid collected within said chamber of said container without having to move or to touch said drainage tube.