Minor urinary discharge capture (incontinence) device
A product for mitigating the ill-effects of post-coital discharge, post-medical-procedure discharge, and post-urination discharge in men. A sleeve-like pouch includes an inside and an outside, with a top layer disposed on the inside of the sleeve-like pouch, and a bottom layer disposed on the outside of the sleeve-like pouch. An absorbent layer is disposed between the top layer and bottom layer. The sleeve-like pouch is configured to be slid onto and securely surround a male appendage.
1. A product comprising:
a sleeve-like pouch having an inside and an outside, and a top defining an opening, the sleeve-like pouch including
a top layer disposed on the inside of the sleeve-like pouch,
a bottom layer disposed on the outside of the sleeve-like pouch,
an absorbent layer disposed between the top layer and bottom layer,
wherein a width of the sleeve-like pouch at its narrowest point is 1.2 inches,
wherein the sleeve-like pouch is configured to be slid onto and securely surround a male appendage, and
wherein the sleeve-like pouch includes a first tapered portion at the top of the sleeve-like pouch that tapers along at least a portion of a length of the sleeve-like pouch until a non-tapered portion is reached.
2. The product of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve-like pouch includes a first side seam and a second side seam, and a folded bottom portion.
3. The product of claim 1 , wherein, at the non-tapered portion, the width of the sleeve-like pouch does not change along a length of the sleeve-like pouch.
4. The product of claim 3 , wherein a width of the sleeve-like pouch at its widest point is 3 inches.
5. The product of claim 1 , wherein the top layer is made of a non-woven material.
6. The product of claim 1 , wherein the bottom layer is made of a liquid impermeable material.
7. The product of claim 1 , wherein the top layer is made of a non-woven material.
8. The product of claim 1 , wherein the bottom layer is made of a liquid impermeable material.
9. A product comprising:
an absorbent pad including
a top layer,
a bottom layer sealed against the top layer,
a first lateral side,
a second lateral side,
a top defining an opening, and
a folding portion;
wherein the absorbent pad is configured to be folded back onto itself at the folding portion to form a sleeve-like pouch when
the first lateral side is sealed against itself, and
the second lateral side is sealed against itself,
wherein a width of the sleeve-like pouch at its narrowest point is 1.2 inches, and
wherein the sleeve-like pouch includes a first tapered portion at the top of the sleeve-like pouch that tapers along at least a portion of a length of the sleeve-like pouch until a non-tapered portion is reached.
10. The product of claim 9 , wherein the sleeve-like pouch includes a first side seam and a second side seam, and a folded bottom portion.
11. The product of claim 9 , wherein, at the non-tapered portion, the width of the sleeve-like pouch does not change along a length of the sleeve-like pouch.
12. The product of claim 11 , wherein a width of the sleeve-like pouch at its widest point is 3 inches.
13. A method of producing a sleeve-like pouch out of an absorbent pad comprising:
selecting an absorbent pad sized and shaped to be slid onto an end of a human appendage after being folded to produce the sleeve-like pouch;
folding the absorbent pad upon itself such that a first lateral side of the absorbent pad overlays itself and a second lateral side of the absorbent pad overlays itself;
adhering the first lateral side to itself; and,
adhering the second lateral side to itself,
wherein a width of the sleeve-like pouch at its narrowest point is 1.2 inches,
wherein the sleeve-like pouch includes a top layer disposed on an inside of the sleeve-like pouch, a bottom layer disposed on an outside of the sleeve-like pouch, and a top defining an opening, and
wherein the sleeve-like pouch includes a first tapered portion at the top of the sleeve-like pouch that tapers along at least a portion of a length of the sleeve-like pouch until a non-tapered portion is reached.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein, at the non-tapered portion, the width of the sleeve-like pouch includes a portion in which the width of the sleeve-like pouch does not change along a length of the sleeve-like pouch.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein a width of the sleeve-like pouch at its widest point is 3 inches.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the top layer is made of a non-woven material.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the bottom layer is made of a liquid impermeable material.