Chest cavity drainage tube

Abstract

The invention discloses a chest cavity drainage tube. The chest cavity drainage tube is in a Y shape, and comprises an upper chest tube and a lower chest tube; the upper chest tube and the lower chest tube of the chest cavity drainage tube are positioned in the same tube sleeve in front of the crotch of the Y shape; the cross section of the tube sleeve is elliptical; a separating supporting wall is formed at the position, between the upper chest tube and the lower chest tube, of the tube sleeve; a thin flushing tube used for flushing the chest cavity is arranged in the upper chest tube. According to the chest cavity drainage tube, two incisions which are required to be formed in the chest of a patient when a traditional chest cavity drainage tube is used can be reduced to one incision, so that the pain of the patient and the wound infection rate can be effectively reduced.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of medical devices, in particular to a chest drainage tube for draining gas or liquid in the chest cavity. Background technique [0002] A chest drain is a device used to drain air or fluid from the chest cavity. Clinically, it is commonly used in the treatment of diseases such as pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and hydropneumothorax. In addition, chest drainage tubes are routinely placed after thoracic surgery to facilitate the removal of postoperative fluid and gas in the pleural cavity, thereby promoting lung recruitment. [0003] At present, in clinical practice, two chest drainage tubes are usually placed in upper lobectomy, one is placed on the top of the chest mainly for exhaust, and the other is placed at the costophrenic angle mainly for drainage. Therefore, after upper lobectomy, two chest drainage tubes are often placed in two incisions in the chest. This operation increases the pain and the probability o...

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Problems solved by technology

Therefore, after upper lobectomy, two chest drainage tubes are often placed in two incisions in the chest. This operation increases the pain and the probability of infection of the patient, and limits the mobility of the patient. If there is a chest drainage tube that can be used immediately Placed on the top of the chest for exhaust and at the costophrenic angle for drainage, it can greatly reduce the patient's pain and infection probability, and increase the patient's mobility

On the other hand, the cross-section of the traditional chest drainage tube is circular, which is not conducive to reducing the compression of the intercostal nerves, and the patient is prone to pain

[0004] In addition, some patients (such as postoperative empyema, anastomotic leak after esophageal cancer, etc.) need to perform pleural irrigation. If a traditional chest drainage tube is used, two chest tubes need to be placed, which increases the pain of the patient and restricts the movement of the patient, which is not conducive to The patient recovers, and flushing needs to inject fluid (normal saline, dilute iodine solution, etc.) from a chest tube, requiring several adapters, which is extremely inconvenient to use

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