A collector for fecal discharge is provided comprising a self-expanding resilient collection component, a housing sheath and a transit component. The collection component has an open proximal and distal end and a lumen connecting them. The component comprises interconnected resilient arms circumscribing its contour, wherein adjacent arms are resiliently biased away from each other for exerting outwardly radial pressure for expanding and anchoring the component to rectal walls upon deployment. The housing sheath comprises a flexible and resilient material overlaying at least one of inner or outer contour of collection component without interfering with or blocking its ends or lumen. The transit component provides a conduit for fecal discharge to migrate from collection component to a receptacle and comprises a flexible, tubular sheath having a first open end connected to a second end by a lumen, wherein the first end engages with the proximal end of the collection component.

The present disclosure provides an apparatus, and methods of using same, for collecting blood from an umbilical cord in a sterile environment that includes an umbilical cord retaining assembly and a blood collection assembly rotatably connected to the umbilical cord retaining assembly. A cord cutting blade, which is carried by the blood collection assembly, functions to cut the umbilical cord when the blood collection assembly is rotated relative to the umbilical cord retaining assembly. After the umbilical cord is cut, blood flows by force of gravity into the blood collection region of the blood collection assembly to which a blood collection bag can be interconnected.

A fluid collection device includes an upper edge portion having a first end of a collection container having an outer surface where the upper edge portion defines an open top end. At least one fastening device may be attached to the outer surface of the collection container. A vacuum hose coupled to an outlet port extends from a second end of the collection container. A vacuum source applies a vacuum to the collection container through the vacuum hose.

A device set designed for PCNL surgery includes a puncture needle, a guidewire, a dilator, a balloon catheter, a sheath, and a drainage catheter which are all placed in a single package. A tip length of the dilator is substantially the same as a tip length of the balloon catheter. The device set may include a puncture needle, a guidewire, a plurality of dilators having different sizes, a sheath, and a drainage catheter, which are all placed in a single package, wherein all the dilators have substantially the same tip length.

A system suitable for collecting and transporting urine away from the body of a person or animal may include an assembly having a fluid impermeable casing having a fluid reservoir at a first end, a fluid outlet at a second end, and a longitudinally extending fluid impermeable layer coupled to the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and defining a longitudinally elongated opening between the reservoir and the outlet. The assembly can further include a fluid permeable support disposed within the casing with a portion extending across the elongated opening, and a fluid permeable membrane disposed on the support and covering at least the portion of the support that extends across the elongated opening, so that the membrane is supported on the support and disposed across the elongated opening. The assembly can further include a tube having a first end disposed in the reservoir and a second, fluid discharge end.

A chest drainage system including a collection device configured to receive fluid from the pleural cavity of a patient. A sensor is included to detect a pressure differential in the fluid. A display is configured to display a trend in occurrences of changes in pressure of the fluid over time in predetermined time increments based on a number of detections of pressure differentials that exceed a predetermined pressure differential during each of the predetermined time increments. The trend is correlative to the percentage of time that the patient is deemed to have an air leak in the pleural cavity in the predetermined time increments. The trend is derived from a ratio of the quantity of respiratory cycles of the patient for which the predetermined pressure differential is detected (QRC.sub.leak) in the predetermined time increments to the total quantity of respiratory cycles of the patient in respective predetermined time increments (QRC.sub.total).

The invention relates to a device (1) for removing a bodily fluid, particularly nasal fluid applying a vacuum source, preferably a vacuum cleaner, comprising a body adapted for receiving a collector vessel fitted with a suction inlet opening and an outlet opening, and an interconnection pipe fitted with a connection member connecting the outlet opening to the vacuum source. The device according to the invention is characterised in that the body thereof consists of a suction bell (2) comprising, at one end, an opening (16) receiving a torch-shaped member (5) having a suction cone (6), and, at the other end, a central member (4), and a discharge bell (3) that is connected to the suction bell (2) under the central member (4) and is fitted with a connection pipe (7) at its end situated opposite the central member (4).

In one embodiment, the present application discloses, in part, a balloon catheter assembly comprising: a) a balloon catheter comprising a proximal end, a distal end; and b) a connecting line comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end comprises a first terminal magnetic connector for forming a water tight connection with the magnetic click connector on the port panel.

An aspiration system including a housing containing an aspiration pump, a chamber, a collection bag in fluid communication with the chamber, and a tubing assembly including a first tube portion connected to the chamber. The tubing assembly has a connector to split the first tube portion into a second and third tube portion, the second tube portion in fluid communication with a first catheter to aspirate particles through the first catheter and the third tube portion in fluid communication with a second catheter to aspirate particles through the second catheter.

Apparatus (2) for use with a laryngeal mask airway device (4), wherein the apparatus is configured to collect regurgitated fluid from a patient during use of the laryngeal mask airway device, wherein the apparatus is adapted for attachment to a gastric port (8) provided on the laryngeal mask airway device.