Fluid collection devices having a continuous fluid permeable body and multiple arms, and related systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024139023-A1
Application number	US-202218548152-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 28, 2022
Priority date	Mar 2, 2021
Publication date	May 2, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein are related to fluid collection devices having a continuous fluid permeable body with multiple arms, and related systems and methods. A urine collection device includes a fluid impermeable barrier, a fluid permeable body, and a tube. The fluid permeable body is positioned within a chamber defined by the fluid impermeable barrier and includes a distal portion positioned at least partially in or proximate to the distal end of the fluid impermeable barrier, and multiple arms extending from the distal portion towards a proximal end of the fluid impermeable barrier. The tube extends into the chamber and has an end positioned proximate to the distal end of the fluid impermeable barrier. The tube includes a tube opening proximate to the end of the tube and at least a portion of the fluid permeable body is positioned between the fluid impermeable barrier and the end of the tube.

First claim

1 . A urine collection device, comprising:
a fluid impermeable barrier at least partially defining an opening sized to receive at least a portion of a penis and a chamber within the fluid collection device in fluid communication with the opening, the fluid impermeable barrier having a bottom portion defining the opening, and top portion opposite to the bottom portion, a proximal end region and a distal end region, the opening positioned between the proximal end region and the distal end region of the bottom portion of the fluid impermeable barrier; a fluid permeable body positioned within the chamber between the bottom portion and the top portion of the fluid impermeable barrier, and including a distal portion positioned at least partially in or proximate to the distal end region of the fluid impermeable barrier, a first arm extending from the distal portion of the fluid permeable body towards the proximal end region of the fluid impermeable barrier, and a second arm spaced from the first arm and extending from the distal portion of the fluid permeable body towards the proximal end region of the fluid impermeable barrier; and a tube extending into the chamber and having an end positioned proximate to the distal end region of the fluid impermeable barrier, wherein the tube includes a tube opening proximate to the end of the tube and at least a portion of the fluid permeable body is positioned between the fluid impermeable barrier and the end of the tube.

2 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the fluid permeable body includes a continuous substantially planar surface on the first arm, the second arm, and the distal portion.

3 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein at least the first arm and the second arm of the fluid permeable body include a fluid permeable porous fiber structure and an outer fluid permeable wicking material, and the distal portion of the fluid permeable body includes at least the fluid permeable porous fiber structure.

4 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the distal portion of the fluid permeable body includes the fluid permeable porous fibers and the outer fluid permeable wicking material.

5 . The urine collection device of claim 4 , wherein the fluid permeable porous fiber structure includes a substantially uniform thickness in at least the distal portion of the fluid permeable body.

6 . The urine collection device of claim 5 , wherein the fluid permeable porous fiber structure includes a substantially uniform thickness in the first arm, the second arm, and the distal portion of the fluid permeable body.

7 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the distal portion of the fluid permeable body extends from the distal end region of the fluid impermeable barrier to the opening and includes a continuous substantially planar surface from the opening to the distal end region of the fluid impermeable barrier.

8 . The urine collection device of claim 7 , wherein the first arm and the second arm extend at least partially around the opening.

9 . The urine collection device of claim 8 , wherein the first arm includes a first terminal end and the second arm includes a second terminal end adjacent to the first terminal end, the opening being positioned between the distal portion and the first terminal end and the second terminal end.

10 . The urine collection device of claim 9 , wherein:
the fluid impermeable barrier narrows from the proximal end region to a tip at the distal end region and includes a first edge and a second edge extending at least partially between the distal end region and the proximal end region; the distal portion of the fluid permeable body is positioned at least proximate to at least a portion of the first edge and at least a portion of the second edge; the first arm is positioned at least proximate to at least a portion of the first edge such that the fluid permeable body extends continuously along the first edge from the distal end region of the fluid impermeable barrier beyond at least a portion of the opening; and the second arm is positioned at least proximate to at least a portion of the second edge such that the fluid permeable body extends continuously along the second edge from the distal end region of the fluid impermeable barrier beyond at least a portion of the opening.

11 . The urine collection device of claim 9 , wherein:
the fluid impermeable barrier narrows from the proximal end region to a tip at the distal end region and includes a first edge and a second edge extending at least partially between the distal end region and the proximal end region; the distal portion of the fluid permeable body is spaced between the first edge and the second edge; the first arm curls around a portion of the opening and is spaced from the first edge; and the second arm curls around a portion of the opening and is spaced from the second edge.

12 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the distal portion of the fluid permeable body extends less than one-third of a distance between the terminal end of the chamber and the opening.

13 . The urine collection device of claim 12 , wherein:
the fluid impermeable barrier narrows from the proximal end region to a tip at the distal end region and includes a first edge and a second edge extending at least partially between the distal end region and the proximal end region; the first arm is positioned at least proximate to at least a portion of the first edge; and the second arm is positioned at least proximate to at least a portion of the second edge.

14 . The urine collection device of claim 13 , further comprising one or more additional arms extending from the distal portion of the fluid permeable body, the one or more additional arms being positioned within the chamber between the first arm and the second arm.

15 . The urine collection device of claim 14 , wherein each of the one or more additional arms include a fluid permeable porous fiber structure and an outer fluid permeable wicking material.

16 . The urine collection device of claim 14 , wherein each of the one or more additional arms is substantially planar.

17 . The urine collection device of claim 12 , wherein the first arm, the second arm, and the distal portion of the fluid permeable body form a V-shaped configuration.

18 . The urine collection device of claim 12 , wherein the first arm, the second arm, and the distal portion of the fluid permeable body form a U-shaped configuration.

19 . The urine collection device of claim 12 , wherein the first arm, the second arm, and the distal portion of the fluid permeable body form a Y-shaped configuration.

20 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein:
the top portion of the fluid impermeable barrier defines an aperture with the tube extending therethrough, the urine collection device being configured to be substantially horizontal during use with the fluid permeable body and the bottom portion of the fluid impermeable barrier being substantially horizontal; and the end of the tube positioned in the chamber includes a beveled end with the tube opening positioned at the beveled end and the tube angles relative to distal portion of the fluid permeable body from the beveled end towards the aperture and out of the chamber.

21 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the distal portion of fluid permeable body covers the tube opening.

22 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the fl

Assignees

• Purewick Corp

Inventors

• Newton Camille Rose
• Agrawal Serena

Classifications

• A61F5/453 Primary

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

• A61F5/4401

  with absorbent pads (diapers A61F13/49) · CPC title

• A61F5/4404

  Details or parts · CPC title

• A61F5/485

  Absorbent protective pads (mattress underlays A47C21/06; bed linen A47G9/02) · CPC title