Apparatus and method for suprapubic drainage of the urinary bladder

Claim 1

Apparatus for suprapubic drainage of the human urinary bladder comprising a drainage tube of flexible material and of relatively small transverse dimension and compatible with human tissue and arranged for insertion through a puncture in the abdomen and in the wall of the bladder, a self-contained, independently operable evacuator for ambulatory use comprising a container of flexible material, said container being resiliently compressible when subjected to manual pressure and upon release of said manual pressure being resiliently expansible to a normal expanded position, a conduit connecting said drainage tube to said container, an auxiliary fluid passageway arranged for connection to a receptacle, and valve means interconnecting said conduit, drainage tube and auxiliary passageway, said valve means having a first position interconnecting said conduit and drainage tube, a second position interconnecting said auxiliary passageway and said conduit, and a third position interconnecting said auxiliary passageway and said drainage tube, whereby fluid may be transmitted from the drainage tube into said container upon the expansion thereof, and fluid may be transmitted from the container into said receptacle, and treatment fluid may be transmitted from the receptacle into the drainage tube.