Medical suction system
View Patent ↗A medical suction system comprising a medical suction canister used in draining bodily fluid from a patient, and a cleaning station for automatically draining and cleaning the suction canister and for automatically providing a visible indication that the canister has been cleaned.
1. A medical apparatus for draining and cleaning the contents of a suction canister, said apparatus comprising:
a cabinet having a cradle adapted to removably support a suction canister having a suction port and a patient port and for containing fluid drained from a patient, said cradle including an interlocking member adapted to interengage with the suction canister;
a conduit for supplying a cleaning fluid to the interior of the suction canister; and
a drain line configured to remove the contents of the suction canister from said cabinet.
2. The medical apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the cradle is substantially the same size as a bottom most portion of the suction canister it removably supports.
3. The medical apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the interlocking member includes a stub having therein at least one notch.
4. The medical apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the cradle is adapted to support a bottom most portion of the suction canister.
5. The medical apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the cradle includes a recess.
6. An apparatus to drain and clean the contents of a suction canister having a suction port and a patient port, said apparatus comprising:
a cabinet;
a cradle adapted to engage a suction canister relative to said cabinet;
a conduit supplying a cleaning fluid to the interior of the suction canister;
a drain line adapted to collect and remove the contents of the suction canister from said cabinet;
a controller; and
a status indicator.
7. An apparatus for use with a medical suction canister having a suction port and a patient port, said apparatus comprising:
a cabinet;
a canister support adapted to a interengage with a suction canister relative to the cabinet;
a supply line in communication with a source of cleaning fluid and adapted to be in communication with the suction canister;
a drain line adapted to collect and remove the contents of the suction canister from the apparatus to a sewer system;
a controller; and
a status indicator.