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TABLE 112-2 Surgical Drains and Wound Management Systems (Continued)
Composition and Drainage
Drain Method Collecting System Typical Uses Photographic Representation
Hemovac 122 Active; radiopaque, perfo- 400 mL evacuator and Neurosurgery, head and neck,
rated, silicone round drain a disposable exudate breast, abdominal, or orthopedic
bag exudates

Used with permission of Zimmer, Warsaw, IN.
Jackson-Pratt 123 Active; radiopaque, perfo- Bulb grenade Abdominal, neck, breast/soft
rated, silicone and PVC drain; tissue, or chest exudates
variable types; four-chan-
neled, round, or flat types

Used with permission of Cardinal Health, Dublin, OH.
Malecot 117 Passive; latex drain with four Gravity collection bag Percutaneous nephrostomy tubes
wings or enteral diversion or access (for
bowel perforation drainage or
feeding tube)

®2014 C.R. Bard, Inc., Used with permission.
117
Penrose /gravity drain Passive; flat latex drain None Promotes drainage in an
open surgical
wound; typically perirectally
or head and neck

®2014 C.R. Bard, Inc., Used with permission.
PleurX 124 Active; tunneled fenestrated 500 or 1000 mL Recurrent pleural effusions or
silicone catheter vacuum container malignant ascites
(Continued)

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