It consists of a sort of traditional garment bag and a rigid tube with zippered pockets at either end.

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The next day, her doctor implanted a nephrostomy tube, so Christine's urine could accumulate in a bag outside her body.

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American athlete Mal Whitfield caught the Tube after winning the 800 metres, carrying his gold medal and towel in a bag on his way to the home of a volunteer host family.

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Later, the a tube can be passed down the throat or nasal passages so that air can be mechanically forced in by a bag or a ventilator.

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