Patent ID: 9205184
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for draining body fluid from the body so that no more than a preselected amount of body fluid is drained from the body during a preselected period of time, the method comprising the steps of: collecting body fluids in a chamber, wherein the chamber has a first valve having an open and a closed state and a second valve having an open and a closed state; wherein when the body fluid is being drained, the first valve is open and the second valve is closed so that the body fluids collect in the chamber; measuring the fluid collected in the chamber over the preselected period of time to determine whether the amount collected is at or less than the preselected amount; if the preselected amount of fluid is collected in the collection chamber before the period of time has elapsed, the first valve closes and the second valve opens to drain the fluid from the collection chamber; once the preselected time period has elapsed, the process is repeated and the preselected time period recommences.