Patent ID: 6881204
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A tube connection adapter for coupling one or more tubes of a chest drainage system to a bottle, the adapter including: a body adapted to fit onto the mouth of a bottle wherein the body includes an annular flange which rests upon the upper edge of the mouth of the bottle; a threaded coupling ring positioned outward of the annular flange on the body which extends downward so as to engage threads on the bottle such that tightening engagement of the threaded coupling rings to the threads of the bottle results in the annular flange being urged against the upper edge of the mouth of the bottle; an inlet fitting connected to the body and adapted to be connected to a tube of the drainage system to permit entry of fluid into the bottle; a pressure relief valve adapted to communicate with the interior of the associated bottle to permit release of pressure in the event of a pressure build-up occurring within the bottle.