Penrose 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.

Pen·rose drain

(pen'rōz), a soft, tubular, rubberlike drain.

Penrose drain

Surgery A pliable rubber tube drain used to promote surgical wound drainage

Pen·rose drain

(pen'rōz drān) A soft, tube-shaped rubber drain.

Penrose,

Charles B., U.S. gynecologist, 1862-1925. Penrose drain - a soft tube-shaped rubber drain.Penrose tourniquetPenrose tube

Pen·rose drain

(pen'rōz drān) A soft, tube-shaped rubber drain.