System for evacuating fluids from the body

Claim 2

A fluid evacuating system for evacuating fluids from the body comprising in combination: a. a flexible bellows-type container having top and bottom portions connected by an accordian-like sidewall of resilient elastomeric material comprised of continuous alternate ridges and valleys adapted to fold and expand to create a vacuum upon expansion; b. first attachment means in said top portion communicating with the interior of said container for attaching thereto the discharge end of a body cavity evacuating tube; c. a body cavity evacuation tube attached by its discharge end to said second attachment means; d. a body fluid evacuation device connected to the intake end of said evacuation tube; e. second attachment means in said top portion in communication with the interior of said container and the atmosphere; f. a removable sealing means for said second attachment means movably attached to said container; g. perforate web means seated in said second attachment means permeable to gas and impermeable to liquid to permit the passage of gas but not liquid through said second attachment means; and h. a rigid handle attached to said top portion for suspending said container in a vertical orientation, said handle comprising an upright portion, a gripping portion extending substantially perpendicularly from the upper end of the vertical portion over said top portion in the same plane as the upright portion; and a locking portion attached to the distal end of the gripping portion by a curved portion and extending in said plane toward said upright portion substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis of said container.

Claim 3

The system of claim 1 including drainage means in said bottom portion for draining said container.

Claim 4

The system of claim 1 including an upwardly extending neck on said top portion and a hollow cup attached to the top of said neck in which said first and second attachment means are seated.

Claim 5

The system of claim 1 in which said handle is attached to said top portion by a yoke with the ends of the yoke attached at respective points of the top portion 180.degree. apart.

Claim 6

The system of claim 4 in which said handle is attached to said top portion on a line passing through the vertical axis of the container, said handle extending outwardly and upwardly in a plane from a point substantially on said vertical axis, then forming substantially a right angle and extending in said plane substantially perpendicular to said vertical axis a distance to form a gripping section, then extending in substantially a 180.degree. angle in said plane a distance to form a locking section.

Claim 7

The system of claim 5 including a seating notch in the bottom surface of said gripping section.

Claim 8

The system of claim 1 in which said drainage means includes a hollow reduced diameter portion depending from said bottom portion in communication with the interior of said container terminating in an integral hollow peripheral rib, a boss depending from said bottom portion near the periphery thereof, a drainage nipple in communication with the interior of said hollow portion, a circular insert in said drainage nipple, and a flexible drainage tube having its intake end secured between the interior periphery of the discharge end of said drainage nipple and the outer periphery of said insert.

Claim 9

The system of claim 5 in which said drainage means includes a hollow reduced diameter portion depending from said bottom portion in communication with the interior of said container teminating in an integral hollow peripheral rib, a boss depending from said bottom portion near the periphery thereof, a drainage nipple in communication with the interior of said hollow portion, a circular insert in said drainage nipple, and a flexible drainage tube having its intake end secured between the interior periphery of the discharge end of said drainage nipple and the outer periphery of said insert.

Claim 10

The system of claim 1 including valve means associated with said evacuator tube for closing same.

Claim 11

A fluid evacuation system for evacuating fluids from a body comprising in combination; a. a flexible bellows-type container having top and bottom portions connected by an accordian-like sidewall of resilient elastomeric material comprised of continuous alternate ridges and valleys adapted to fold and expand and to create a vacuum upon expansion, the sidewall thickness and the elastic memory of said plastic being such that in the normal nested or collapsed position of said container a section of the sidewall is partially expanded and the partially expanded section expands back to its normal position from a compressed or folded position solely by the resiliency of the sidewall; b. a hollow cap attached to the top portion of said container having first and second nipples extending outwardly from its top in communication with the interior of said container; c. an evacuator tube attached by its discharge end to said first nipple; d. a body fluid evacuation device connected to the intake end of said evacuator tube; e. a perforate web means seated in said second nipple permeable to gas and impermeable to liquid to permit the passage of gas but not liquid through said second nipple; f. a removable sealing means for said second nipple movably attached to said cap; g. a rigid handle flexibly or hingedly attached to said cap for suspending said container in a vertical orientation, said handle comprising a yoke at its bottom end with each end of the yoke flexibly or hingedly attached to respective portions of said cap 180.degree. apart, a main curved section attached by its bottom end to the top of said yoke extending upwardly and curving outwardly therefrom, a gripping section oriented substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis of said container, a locking section substantially parallel to said gripping section having its terminal section extending in the direction of said main curved section, and curved elbow sections connecting said gripping section with said main curved section and said locking section; h. a hollow reduced diameter portion depending from said bottom portion in communication with the interior of said container terminating in a integral peripheral rib; i. a boss depending from said bottom near the periphery thereof; j. a drainage nipple in communication with the interior of said hollow portion; k. a circular insert in said drainage nipple; and l. a flexible drainage tube having its intake end secured between the interior periphery of the discharge end of said drainage nipple and the outer periphery of said insert.

Claim 12

A fluid evacuation system for evacuating fluids from a body comprising in combination; a. a flexible bellows-type container having top and bottom portions connected by an accordian-like sidewall of resilient elastomeric material comprised of continuous alternate ridges and valleys adapted to fold and expand and to create a vacuum upon expansion, the sidewall thickness and the elastic memory of said plastic being such that in the normal nested or collapsed position of said container a section of the sidewall is partially expanded and the partially expanded section expands back to its normal position from a compressed or folded position solely by the resiliency of the sidewall; b. a hollow cap attached to the top portion of said container having first and second nipples extending outwardly from its top in communication with the interior of said container; c. an evacuator tube attached by its discharge end to said first nipple; d. a body fluid evacuation device connected to the intake end of said evacuator tube; e. a perforate web means seated in said second nipple permeable to gas and impermeable to liquid to permit the passage of gas but not liquid through said second nipple; f. a removable sealing means for said second nipple movably attached to said cap; g. a rigid handle flexibly or hingedly attached to said cap for suspending said container in a vertical orientation, said handle comprising a yoke at its bottom end with each end of the yoke flexibly or hingedly attached to respective portions of said cap 180.degree. apart, a main curved section attached by its bottom end to the top of said yoke extending upwardly and curving outwardly therefrom, a gripping section oriented substantially perpendicular to the vertical axis of said container, a locking section substantially parallel to said gripping section having its terminal section extending in the direction of said main curved section, and curved elbow sections connecting said gripping section with said main curved section and said locking section; h. a hollow reduced diameter portion depending from said bottom portion in communication with the interior of said container terminating in a integral peripheral rib; i. a boss depending from said bottom near the periphery thereof; j. a drainage nipple in communication with the interior of said hollow portion; k. a circular insert in said drainage nipple; and l. a flexible drainage tube having its intake end secured between the interior periphery of the discharge end of said drainage nipple and the outer periphery of said insert.

Claim 13

The system of claim 10 in which the distance between the terminal end of said boss and the top of said drainage nipple is slightly less than the diameter of said drainage tube so that said drainage tube can be stowed by winding it around said reduced diameter portion between said bottom portion and said peripheral rib and locking its terminal end section between said depending boss and said drainage nipple portion.

Claim 14

The system of claim 10 including valve means associated with said evacuator tube for closing same.

Claim 15

The system of claim 10 in which said handle is flexibly or hingedly connected to said cap to permit folding to facilitate storage of said container.

Claim 16

The system of claim 13 in which said handle is connected to said cap by a flexible plastic hinge integral with said handle.

Claim 17

The system of claim 10 including a notch in the bottom surface of said gripping section substantially on the vertical axis of said container.

Claim 20

The method of claim 16 in which said bellows bottle is collapsed from its normal rest position and allowed to expand to said normal rest position after said communication and suspension are effected so that evacuation of said area is initiated substantially by the vacuum created by the expansion of said bellows bottle to its normal rest position and continued entry of body fluids into said container expands it beyond its normal rest position.