Patent ID: 7585292

Claim:
A medical device for draining either a liner-type suction canister or a rigid walled suction canister, both having a cover having therein a port and both containing fluid to be drained, said device comprising: a housing in communication with a sanitary sewer line; a swingarm coupled to and pivotable with respect to the housing; a drainhead coupled to and pivotable with respect to the swingarm, the drainhead having a passageway therein, the drainhead having a first position not engageable with a liner-type and a rigid-walled suction canister and a second position engageable with the liner-type and the rigid walled suction canister, and in its second position, the passageway being adapted to be in fluid communication with the port in the cover; a support member directly connected to the swingarm for supporting the liner-type and the rigid-walled suction canister; and a suction source in communication with the passageway and adapted to drain the fluid contained in the liner-type and the rigid-walled suction canister to a sanitary sewer.