sump drain

drain

 [drān]

1. to withdraw liquid gradually.

2. any device by which a channel or open area may be established for exit of fluids or purulent material from a cavity, wound, or infected area. See also wound healing.

 Top, Jackson-Pratt drain. Bottom, Penrose drain. From Lammon et al., 1995.

cigarette drain a drain made by drawing a small strip of gauze or surgical sponge into a rubber tube; called also Penrose drain.

Jackson-Pratt drain a closed wound drainage system comprising a drainage tube and collection vessel.

Penrose drain

1. cigarette drain.

2. a thin rubber tube that facilitates drainage from a closed or partially closed area.

sump drain a double-lumen drain that allows air entering the drained area through the smaller lumen to displace fluid into the larger lumen.

sump-Penrose drain a triple-lumen drain formed by placing a double-lumen tube within a Penrose drain.

wound drain see wound drain.

sump drain

a drain consisting of an outer tube vented to the outside with a smaller tube within it that is attached to a suction pump; both have multiple perforations that allow fluid and air to be carried away through the suction tube.

sump drain

(sŭmp drān)

A drain consisting of an outer tube with a smaller tube within it that is attached to a suction pump; the outer tube has multiple perforations that allow fluid and air to pass into its interior and be carried away through the suction tube.