MULTI-COMPARTMENT CONTAINER FOR LUNG MICROFLORA SAMPLING Russian patent published in 2021 - IPC A61B1/267 

FIELD: medical engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medical engineering, in particular to a lung microflora sampling container. The container comprises a sampling chamber with an extension tube in the internal space thereof. The container has a lid having two openings, one of which is connected from the inside to the upper end of the extension tube and is connected from the outside to a carrying tube for supplying liquid from the lungs to the sampling chamber when said tube is connected to the bronchoscope. The second opening is connected to a removing tube intended for connection to a vacuum aspirator. The container body is designed in the form of a transparent cylinder, in the internal space of which five sampling chambers which are insulated from each other and four washing chambers arranged therebetween are arranged along the walls. The opening of the lid is arranged in the inner space and is connected to the removing tube. The opening of the lid is arranged in the centre of the lid. The opening of the lid which is connected to the carrying pipe is arranged above the sampling or washing chambers depending on the position of the lid relative to the container body. The lid is provided with a chamber in the form of a cylinder, said chamber communicating through the upper opening thereof, which is the central opening of the lid, with a removing tube. The lid chamber has an opening on a lateral surface which is intended for communicating with the sampling or washing chambers by combining with the lateral openings thereof depending on the position of the lid relative to the container body. The lid is fixed to the container body in such a way that it is rotatable relative to the lid. The sampling chambers are additionally provided with a lateral opening in the wall in such a way that they can be connected to the lateral opening of the lid chamber by superposing said openings by rotating the container body relative to the lid. The washing chambers have an opening in the upper wall which communicates with the carrying pipe through the opening of the lid by superposing said openings by rotating the container body relative to the lid, and an opening in the inner lateral wall for communication with the cover chamber through its lateral opening by superposing said openings by rotating the container relative to the lid. A sleeve having an opening which communicates with the lateral opening of the lid chamber is arranged on the lateral walls of the lid chamber.

EFFECT: technical result consists in increasing the number of sampling chambers of the container to five and ensuring sampling without disconnecting the container from the vacuum aspirator and the aspiration port of the bronchoscope.

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