Claims
- 1. A combination drain and pain pump apparatus for medical care of a patient comprising:
a supply container arranged and configured to dispense fluid; a supply conduit arranged and configured to provide fluid communication between said supply container and the patient; a drain container arranged and configured to receive and collect fluid; a drain conduit arranged and configured to provide fluid communication between said drain container and the patient; a supply valve disposed in fluid communication with said supply conduit, said supply valve having an open position allowing flow of fluid through said supply conduit and a closed position preventing flow of fluid through said supply conduit; and a drain valve disposed in fluid communication with said drain conduit, said drain valve having an open position allowing flow of fluid through said drain conduit and a closed position preventing flow of fluid through said drain conduit; wherein said supply conduit and said drain conduit are capable of providing fluid communication with the patient simultaneously.
- 2. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 1, wherein said supply container and said drain container are disposed in a single housing.
- 3. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 1, wherein said supply container and said drain container are two distinct portions of a single container.
- 4. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus, further comprising:
a supply needle arranged and configured to engage said supply conduit with the patient; and a drain needle arranged and configured to engage said drain conduit with the patient.
- 5. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 4, wherein said supply needle and said drain needle comprise a combined needle having two distinct conduits.
- 6. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a housing conduit wherein said supply conduit and said drain conduit are disposed.
- 7. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 1, wherein said supply conduit and said drain conduit are two portions of one common conduit.
- 8. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 1, wherein said supply container contains a local anesthesia and said supply conduit communicates said local anesthesia to an operative site of the patient.
- 9. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 1, wherein said drain container is arranged and configured to receive and contain fluid removed from an operative site of the patient and said drain conduit is arranged and configured to communicate the fluid from said operative site of the patient to said drain container.
- 10. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a breakaway needle providing fluid communication between said supply conduit and the patient and said drain conduit and the patient, said breakaway needle comprising:
an end plate having a first needle and a second needle extending from one face of said end plate and a sheath extending from an opposing face of said end plate; wherein said supply conduit and said drain conduit are surrounded by said sheath and said first needle receives said supply conduit and provides fluid communication between said supply conduit and the patient and said second needle receives said drain conduit and provides fluid communication between said drain conduit and the patient.
- 11. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 10, wherein said end plate further comprises a fastener arranged and configured to fix said breakaway needle to the patient.
- 12. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a computer; and a software program adapted to control said supply valve and said drain valve.
- 13. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a supply pump for moving a fluid from said supply contain through said supply conduit to the patient.
- 14. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a drain pump for moving a fluid from the patient through said drain conduit to the said drain container.
- 15. A combination drain and pain pump apparatus for medical care of a patient comprising:
a supply container arranged and configured to dispense fluid; a supply conduit arranged and configured to provide fluid communication between said supply container and the patient; a drain container arranged and configured to receive and collect fluid; a drain conduit arranged and configured to provide fluid communication between said drain container and the patient; a three-way valve being in fluid communication with said supply conduit and said drain conduit, said three-way valve having a first position wherein fluid flow through said drain conduit is unobstructed and fluid flow through said supply conduit is prevented, said three-way valve having a second position wherein fluid flow through said drain conduit is prevented and fluid flow through said supply conduit is unobstructed, and said three-way valve having a third position wherein said fluid flow through said drain conduit is prevented and said fluid flow through said supply conduit is prevented.
- 16. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 15, wherein said supply container and said drain container are disposed in a single housing.
- 17. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 15, wherein said supply container and said drain container are two distinct portions of a single container.
- 18. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 15, wherein said supply conduit and said drain conduit comprise two conduits within one common conduit.
- 19. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 15, wherein
said supply container is arranged and configured to contain a local anesthesia and said supply conduit is arranged and configured to communicate said local anesthesia to an operative site of the patient; and said drain container is arranged and configured to receive and contain fluid removed from an operative site of the patient and said drain conduit is arranged and configured to communicate the fluid from said operative site of the patient to said drain container.
- 20. A combination drain and pain pump apparatus for medical care of a patient comprising:
fluid supply means for supplying fluid to a patient; drain means for removing fluid from a patient; and control means for controlling fluid communication between said fluid supply means and the patient and for controlling fluid communication between said drain means and the patient; wherein said fluid supply means and said drain means are capable of being in fluid communication with the patient simultaneously.
- 21. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 20, wherein said fluid supply means comprises:
fluid supply containment means for containing fluid to be supplied to the patient; and fluid supply delivery means for delivering fluid from said fluid supply containment means to the patient; wherein said drain means comprises:
drain containment means for receiving and containing fluid removed from the patient; and drain delivery means for delivering fluid from the patient to said drain containment means.
- 22. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 21, further comprising:
containment consolidation means for consolidating said fluid supply containment means and said drain containment means.
- 23. The combination drain and pain pump apparatus of claim 21, further comprising:
delivery consolidation means for consolidating said fluid supply delivery means and said drain delivery means.
- 24. A method of caring for a patient comprising:
providing a supply container arranged and configured to dispense fluid; providing a supply conduit for communicating fluid between said supply container and the patient; providing a drain container arranged and configured to receive and collect fluid; providing a drain conduit for communicating fluid between said drain container and the patient; controlling fluid flow through said supply conduit; and controlling fluid flow through said drain conduit.
- 25. The method of claim 24, wherein controlling fluid flow through said supply conduit and controlling fluid flow through said drain conduit comprises:
obstructing fluid flow through said supply conduit; and allowing fluid flow through said drain conduit.
- 26. The method of claim 24, wherein controlling fluid flow through said supply conduit and controlling fluid flow through said drain conduit comprises:
obstructing fluid flow through said drain conduit; and allowing fluid flow through said supply conduit.
- 27. The method of claim 24, wherein controlling fluid flow through said supply conduit and controlling fluid flow through said drain conduit comprises:
obstructing fluid flow through said drain conduit; and obstructing fluid flow through said supply conduit.
- 28. The method of claim 24, further comprising:
providing local anesthesia in said supply container.
- 29. A combination drain and pain pump apparatus for medical care of a patient comprising:
a supply container arranged and configured to dispense fluid; a supply conduit arranged and configured to provide fluid communication between said supply container and the patient; a supply pump for pumping fluid from said supply container through said supply conduit to the patient; a drain container arranged and configured to receive and collect fluid; a drain conduit arranged and configured to provide fluid communication between said drain container and the patient; and a drain pump for pumping fluid from the patient through said drain conduit to said drain container; wherein a power supply to said supply pump and said drain pump is altered to operate the apparatus.
- 30. The apparatus of claim 29, further comprising:
a computer; a software program running on said computer being adapted to control a power supply to said supply pump and said drain pump to operate the apparatus.
- 31. A breakaway needle for providing fluid communication between a conduit and a patient comprising:
an end plate having an opening disposed therein; an insertion tube extending from said end plate at said opening; wherein said insertion tube is adapted to receive a needle fixed to the conduit therein and introduce the needle to a patient.
- 32. The breakaway needle of claim 31, further comprising:
a fastener disposed on said end plate, said fastener being adapted to fix said end plate to a patient.
- 33. The breakaway needle of claim 31, wherein said insertion tube can be peeled away and removed from surrounding the needle upon introduction of the needle to the patient.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to copending U.S. provisional application entitled, “Drain and Pain Pump Apparatus,” having Serial No. 60/293,080 filed May 23, 2001, which is entirely incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60293080 |
May 2001 |
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