A system for draining the chest cavity of a patient subjected to a traumatic chest injury and/or to surgery within the chest. The system includes a small, portable suction device and a chest tube with an improved terminal structure. A number of embodiments of the suction device are disclosed; the first...http://www.google.com/patents/US7824384?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7824384 - Chest tube drainage system
