Aspirator for collection of bodily fluid

Claim 1

An aspirator for removing bodily fluids through human suction and subsequent collection of the removed bodily fluids, comprising: a. a container having a bottom wall and a side wall; b. a top having a first aperture therein and a second aperture therein spaced apart from the first aperture, the top being removably attached to said container; c. said container further comprising an upstanding partition within said container to divide the container into a first chamber and a second chamber; d. said upstanding partition extending from the bottom of said container to a distance between the bottom of said container and said top to create a division opening between said first and second chambers to thereby permit gaseous communication but not liquid communication between said first and second chambers; e. said first aperture opening into said first chamber and said second aperture opening into said second chamber; f. a first hollow tube having two ends, with the first end inserted through said first aperture such that said first hollow tube extends for a distance below said division opening and into said first chamber for a total distance inside the container in the range from about one-third to about three-fourths of the length of the container and said second end extends for a distance beyond said top and further comprises at least one opening adjacent its tip; g. a mating member comprising a housing having a central longitudinal passage extending through its length so as to provide two open ends in fluid communication with each other through said longitudinal passage, said mating member extending through said second aperture such that a first open end of the mating member protrudes through and above said top and the second open end of the mating member extends into the container above said second chamber; h. a second hollow tube having two ends, with the first end attached to said first end of the mating member and the second end attached to a mouthpiece; i. a flexible bellows member comprising an integrally formed flexible bellows and terminating in a sealed bottom at one end and affixed to a bellows cap at its other end; and j. said bellows cap further comprising an opening through which it is attached to the second end of said mating member to thereby provide a closed system permitting gaseous communication therethrough between the mouthpiece, the second hollow tube, the mating member and the bellows, and to further permit the flexible bellows to extend into said second chamber for a distance beyond said division opening such that the flexible bellows is in its fully expanded position when in its equilibrium state; k. wherein in use, the second end of said first hollow tube is inserted into the patient from which bodily fluid is to be removed and the mouthpiece of the second hollow tube is sucked on by the person treating the patient, and suction through the mouthpiece wil cause said flexible bellows to contract to thereby create a vacuum in said second chamber which through gaseous communication with said first chamber causes air and bodily fluids from the patient to be sucked into and remain in the first chamber while the airtight system from the mouthpiece through the flexible bellows prevents any direct communication or air or bodily fluids between the patient and the person treating the patient.