Patent ID: 6866657

Claim:
A wound drain catheter for draining fluid from, or supplying medication to, a wound in a patient comprising: (A) a drain comprising: (a) a hollow core having a longitudinal axis and a continuous closed periphery, said hollow core including at least one interior lumen sealed at a proximal end thereof; (b) plural struts extending outwardly from the periphery of the hollow core and being closed to the at least one interior lumen of the hollow core; and (c) plural overhangs connected to the outward ends of the struts, respectively, the overhangs cooperating with the struts and the periphery of the hollow core to form plural longitudinal exterior lumens isolated from the at least one interior lumen of the hollow core, the overhangs cooperating with each other to form, on the outer surface of the drain, segments of a segmented, closed curve with gaps between the segments providing plural longitudinal grooves for fluid communication between the wound and a respective exterior lumen, the grooves being sized to inhibit tissue from growing therein and debris from passing therethrough; (B) a flexible outflow tube having a smooth exterior for sealing to surface tissue at the point of exit from the body of a patient; and (C) means conforming to the segmented, closed curve for connecting the drain to the flexible outflow tube.