Apparatus and methods for receiving discharged urine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12171685-B2
Application number	US-202318140163-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 27, 2023
Priority date	Mar 19, 2014
Publication date	Dec 24, 2024
Grant date	Dec 24, 2024

Abstract

A system suitable for collecting and transporting urine away from the body of a person or animal may include an assembly having a fluid impermeable casing having a fluid reservoir at a first end, a fluid outlet at a second end, and a longitudinally extending fluid impermeable layer coupled to the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and defining a longitudinally elongated opening between the reservoir and the outlet. The assembly can further include a fluid permeable support disposed within the casing with a portion extending across the elongated opening, and a fluid permeable membrane disposed on the support and covering at least the portion of the support that extends across the elongated opening, so that the membrane is supported on the support and disposed across the elongated opening. The assembly can further include a tube having a first end disposed in the reservoir and a second, fluid discharge end.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fluid collection device, comprising:
a moisture wicking material having an outer surface positioned to contact skin of a user;
an elongated impermeable layer having at least a portion thereof disposed opposite to the outer surface of the moisture wicking material, wherein at least some of the outer surface of the moisture wicking material extends convexly outward away from the at least the portion of the elongated impermeable layer;
a spine disposed between the outer surface of the moisture wicking material and the elongated impermeable layer, wherein the moisture wicking material is at least partially wrapped around the spine such that the at least some of the outer surface of the moisture wicking material extends convexly outward away from the at least the portion of the elongated impermeable layer;
an outlet in fluid communication with an interior volume of the fluid collection device; and
a tunnel extending longitudinally in the fluid collection device and defining a chamber therein in fluid communication with the outlet, wherein at least a portion of the spine is disposed between the tunnel and the moisture wicking material.

2. The fluid collection device of claim 1 , wherein the spine divides the interior volume of the fluid collection device into at least two channels disposed in the fluid collection device.

3. The fluid collection device of claim 1 , wherein the spine and the tunnel are formed integrally with one another.

4. The fluid collection device of claim 1 , wherein at least the spine is formed via extrusion or injection molding.

5. The fluid collection device of claim 1 , wherein the spine is configured to strengthen the fluid collection device such that the fluid collection device maintains an intended shape.

6. The fluid collection device of claim 1 , further comprising a stabilizer secured to the fluid collection device proximal to the outlet and having an adhesive configured to adhere to skin of the user.

7. The fluid collection device of claim 1 , further comprising an elongated tube having a beveled intake end disposed in the interior volume of the fluid collection device and in fluid communication with the outlet.

8. The fluid collection device of claim 1 , further comprising:
wherein the fluid collection device includes a distal end region opposite to the outlet and a proximal end region proximate to the outlet;
a sump positioned in the distal end region of the fluid collection device; and
an elongated tube having an intake end disposed in the interior volume of the fluid collection device and in fluid communication with the outlet.

9. A fluid collection device, comprising:
a moisture wicking material having an outer surface positioned on the fluid collection device to contact skin of a user;
an elongated impermeable backing having at least a portion thereof disposed opposite to the outer surface formed by the moisture wicking material, wherein at least some of the outer surface of the moisture wicking material extends convexly outward away from the at least the portion of the elongated impermeable backing;
a tunnel extending longitudinally in the fluid collection device, the tunnel defining a chamber therein and being disposed between the outer surface formed by the moisture wicking material and the portion of the elongated impermeable backing disposed opposite to the outer surface;
a spine disposed in the fluid collection device between the outer surface formed by the moisture wicking material and the portion of the elongated impermeable backing disposed on the fluid collection device opposite to the outer surface, wherein at least a portion of the spine is disposed between the moisture wicking material and the tunnel;
an outlet on the fluid collection device and in fluid communication with the chamber and an interior volume of the fluid collection device via the chamber.

10. The fluid collection device of claim 9 , wherein the spine is formed integrally with the elongated impermeable backing.

11. The fluid collection device of claim 9 , wherein the spine is formed via extrusion or injection molding.

12. The fluid collection device of claim 9 , wherein the spine is configured to strengthen the fluid collection device such that the fluid collection device maintains an intended shape.

13. The fluid collection device of claim 9 , wherein the spine divides the interior volume of the fluid collection device into at least two channels.

14. The fluid collection device of claim 9 , further comprising a stabilizer secured to the fluid collection device proximal to the outlet and having an adhesive configured to adhere to skin of the user.

15. The fluid collection device of claim 9 , wherein the moisture wicking material is wrapped at least partially around the tunnel such that the at least some of the outer surface of the moisture wicking material extends convexly outward away from the at least the portion of the elongated impermeable backing.

16. A fluid collection device, comprising:
an elongated impermeable layer;
a fluid permeable body that is generally tubular and comprises one or more fluid permeable members, a first fluid permeable member of the one or more fluid permeable members of the fluid permeable body having an outer surface positioned on the fluid collection device to contact skin of a user, wherein the outer surface of the first fluid permeable member extends convexly outward away from at least a portion of the elongated impermeable layer;
an outlet extending from the fluid collection device and in fluid communication with the interior volume of the fluid collection device;
a spine disposed in the fluid collection device between the outer surface formed by the first fluid permeable member and at least the portion of the elongated impermeable layer, wherein the first fluid permeable member includes a moisture wicking material wrapped around the spine; and
a tunnel formed integrally with the elongated impermeable layer and extending longitudinally in the fluid collection device and defining a chamber therein in fluid communication with the outlet and the interior volume of the fluid collection device, wherein at least a portion of the spine is disposed between the tunnel and the moisture wicking material.

17. The fluid collection device of claim 16 , further comprising a sump in a distal end region of the fluid collection device opposite to the outlet, wherein the one or more fluid permeable members include the first fluid permeable member and a second fluid permeable member concentric with the first fluid permeable member, a portion of the second fluid permeable member and a portion of the elongated impermeable layer defining the sump in the distal end region of the fluid collection device.

18. The fluid collection device of claim 16 , wherein the spine is configured to strengthen the fluid collection device such that the fluid collection device maintains an intended shape.

Assignees

• Purewick Corp

Inventors

• Sanchez Robert A
• Newton Camille R
• Forehand Joseph M
• Newton Raymond J

Classifications

• A61G9/006

  Urinals · CPC title

• A61F5/455

  for collecting urine or discharge from female member · CPC title

• A61F5/453

  for collecting urine or other discharge from male member (A61F6/04 takes precedence {; devices for taking sperm samples A61B10/0058}) · CPC title

• A61F5/451

  Genital {or anal} receptacles (A61F5/441, A61F5/442, A61F5/443 take precedence {; other body securing means A61F5/4408; devices for taking faeces samples A61B10/0038; devices for taking urine samples A61B10/007}) · CPC title

• A61F5/443

  having {adhesive seals for securing to the body, e.g. of} hydrocolloid type seals, e.g. gels, starches, karaya gums · CPC title