Surgical devices for the use in the installation of thoracic drainage

摘要

A surgical drain insertion device, for insertion of a drain into a person's body, comprising a penetrator 36 having a head 31 connected by a shank 32 to a tip 33; and a duct concentric with the shank, which duct provides an opening (11) through which a drainage tube (15) can be inserted into the duct; and in that the shank 32 of the penetrator has a male threaded portion 34 adjacent to the tip 33 so that the penetrator can be rotated to separate muscle fibres to create a passage in the body wall of a person and to bring the drainage tube (15) into fluid flow connection with the body cavity adjacent to said body wall. The duct may be a bore through the penetrator, or may be formed by a sleeve around the penetrator. The device may include a securing means comprising a plurality of flexible lugs.