A system and apparatus for the collection of serous or serosanguinous fluid from a percutaneous site after surgery. A pump unit with one or more pumps or powered sources provide continuous negative pressure suction to draw fluid from the percutaneous site and pumps the fluid into disposable reservoirs with one-way valves that are easy to handle while maintaining sterility and a seal to prevent the loss of vacuum. Air is continuously removed from the reservoirs. Measurement and analysis of the output is performed automatically.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for treating a tissue site with reduced pressure are described. The system includes a manifold configured to be placed adjacent the tissue site, and a sealing member configured to be placed over the tissue site and the manifold. The system also includes a reduced-pressure source fluidly coupled to the manifold through the sealing member. The system further includes a pouch having an upstream layer having a first thickness, a downstream layer having a second thickness, and an absorbent member enclosed between the upstream layer and the downstream layer. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness. The upstream layer may have a hydrophilic side adjacent the absorbent member, and the downstream layer may have a hydrophobic side adjacent the absorbent member.

A gelling product for solidifying a body fluid aspirated in a fluid collection container has an interior, a gelling agent arranged in the interior, and a water-soluble cover. The water-soluble cover is made of a textile material. The gelling product, in particular a gelling bag, is in this way prevented from bursting too early.

A wound therapy device is disclosed. The wound therapy device may include a housing for covering at least a portion of a wound and for sealing to a body surface of a patient. The housing may also include a liquid collector for retaining liquid therein and a vacuum connection for coupling to a vacuum source. The vacuum connection may be in gaseous communication with the liquid collector. The vacuum connection may be separated from the liquid collector by a liquid barrier.

A surgical drain tray assembly includes a fluid impermeable first layer and a porous second layer positioned on the fluid impermeable first layer. The fluid impermeable first layer includes a drain outlet, a basin, and a sloping surface angled toward the basin, the drain outlet being positioned within the basin. The porous second layer may be formed of a foam material and includes a top work surface. Fluids spilled onto the work surface pass through the porous second layer to the fluid impermeable first layer. The sloping surface of the fluid impermeable first layer conveys the fluids toward the basin for draining through the drainage outlet.

Disclosed is a covering/lid assembly having a separate first compartment, a second compartment, or both a first and a second compartment, and a button and/or dimple situated on the top side of each compartment. Each compartment will comprise a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side of at least one of the compartments comprising a frangible material. The first or second compartment may comprise a first or a second material. The first material may comprise a red blood cell or blood coagulant or a red blood cell flocculant. Where the first compartment comprises a red blood cell or blood coagulant material, the second compartment will comprise a red blood cell flocculant material. The material from each compartment may be selectively released upon compressing the dimple and/or button of the top side of the respective compartment. A collection and/or biological waste management and disposal system is presented, comprising a covering/lid assembly as described, and a collection container. The covering/lid may include a perimeter having a threaded and/or snap-on assembly suitable for securely attaching the covering/lid assembly to a collection canister. The collection and/or biological waste management and disposal system may include a container comprising a red blood cell flocculant and saline solution. This container may be detachably secured to the canister or provided as a separate accessory to the system.

A negative pressure is generated in an upper space of a canister due to a suction force of a suction source and, then, a negative pressure is generated in a waste liquid receiving space of a cylindrical body in response to the generation of the negative pressure in the upper space . At this stage of the operation, a first covering member that covers a first opening that opens facing the upper space in a waste liquid treating agent storing portion plastically deforms upward by a suction force caused by a negative pressure in the upper space. On the other hand, when a depressing force that pushes the first covering member downward is applied to the first covering member in a state where an opening and closing lid of the canister is opened so that a negative pressure in the upper space is released, the depressing force is transmitted to a second covering member so that the second covering member is broken.

A method and apparatus are disclosed for dressing a wound. The apparatus comprises a sealing layer comprising at least one orifice, an absorbent layer over the sealing layer, absorbing wound exude and a liquid impermeable, gas permeable filter layer over the absorbent layer.

A surgical tissue therapy device includes a sealant layer and a collection chamber. The sealant layer functions so as to create a sealed enclosure, or space between it and the surface of a patient, by forming an airtight seal around a surgical area of skin trauma. The closed incision tissue therapy device also comprises a collection chamber, which may comprise an elongate tubular chamber with a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings. The collection chamber may be configured to be in fluid communication with the sealant layer and the area of skin trauma and functions as to distribute the negative pressure applied to a surgically closed area of skin trauma. Preferably, the pressure under the sealant layer is reduced by expanding the volume of the enclosure space and thereby decreasing the density of air molecules under the sealant layer. The collection material may comprise a material and/or a configuration that permits length changes based upon the length of the corresponding surgical wound or incision.

Fluid collection systems and methods are disclosed which may utilize suction to draw fluids into containers for storage and eventual disposal. The system may utilize rigid or semi-rigid canisters to provide a chamber in which fluids may be collected under negative pressure, stored, and transported. The system may utilize disposable or reusable flexible, semi-rigid, or rigid liners for isolating fluid and liquid waste from the walls of the canister. In various embodiments, either a single canister assembly or multiple canister assemblies are mounted to a manifold, the manifold being configured to support each canister assembly and/or provide a connection to a source of suction for each canister assembly.