Tube Milking Device

A new milking device for tubing is described. Two rollers built into a stainless-steel spring clip both compress the tube and discharge the intraluminal debris. Threading the tube through the device automatically orients it for proper function and prevents it from accidentally falling off. While this device was designed primarily for chest tubes, it may be used in many drainage tube systems in which intraluminal blockage may cause malfunction. A few of its other applications would be for clearing operating room suction lines, nephrostomy tubes, tube cecostomy, and urinary drainage tubes.