Patent ID: 8418868
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A fluid-collecting container for receiving an aspirated fluid, wherein the fluid-collecting container has a vacuum connection for connection to a vacuum pump, a drainage connection for connection to a drainage tube, and a closed chamber for a solidifying agent, wherein the chamber can be opened toward an internal space in the fluid-collecting container by application of external force, wherein the chamber protrudes at least partially into the internal space in the fluid-collecting container, and wherein the chamber is closed on an outer face of the container by an outer wall that can be pressed inward, the outer wall defining an area, wherein the chamber opens toward the internal space in the fluid-collecting container when the outer wall is pressed in, wherein the internal space in said area remains closed off from the outside by the outer wall, wherein the fluid-collecting container has a first and a second housing part which form the internal space in the fluid-collecting container, wherein the outer wall is formed in one piece with a surrounding wall of the first housing part, and wherein the chamber comprises a jacket which protrudes from the surrounding wall into the internal space, and wherein the chamber is arranged at a distance from the drainage connection and the vacuum connection.