Granted Patent B2

US 12,551,366 · App. 17/878,268 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Inventors: Jacob Brennan (Durham, NC); Camille R. Newton (Bonsall, CA); Raymond J. Newton (Bonsall, CA)

Assignee: PureWick Corporation

A61F5/451A61F5/4405

Abstract

Claims (39)

1 . A fluid collection device, comprising:

a fluid impermeable barrier at least partially defining a chamber, an opening in fluid communication with the chamber, an aperture, and multiple fluid collection regions each angled relative to one or more adjacent fluid collection regions of the multiple fluid collection regions;

one or more conduits positioned at least partially within the chamber, a conduit of the one or more conduits extending through or in fluid communication with the aperture in the fluid impermeable barrier;

at least one inlet in fluid communication with the one or more conduits and positioned or positionable in each of the multiple fluid collection regions; and

a fluid permeable body positioned within the chamber and extending across at least a portion of the opening,

wherein the fluid collection device is adjustable between (1) a first configuration providing fluid communication between a first fluid collection region of the multiple fluid collection regions and the conduit extending through the aperture while preventing fluid communication between a second fluid collection region of the multiple fluid collection regions and the conduit extending through the aperture and (2) a second configuration providing fluid communication between the second fluid collection region and the conduit extending through the aperture while preventing fluid communication between the first fluid collection region and the conduit extending through the aperture.

2 . The fluid collection device of claim 1 , wherein the second fluid collection region is angled about 20 degrees to about 90 degrees from the first fluid collection region.

3 . The fluid collection device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more conduits include at least a proximal conduit and the at least one inlet includes a first inlet positioned within the first fluid collection region and a second inlet positioned within the second fluid collection region.

4 . The fluid collection device of claim 3 , further comprising:

a valve positioned between the proximal conduit and the first inlet and also positioned between the proximal conduit and the second conduit, the valve adjustable between:

a first position in the first configuration that provides fluid communication between the first inlet and the proximal conduit while preventing fluid communication between the second inlet and the proximal conduit; and

a second position in the second configuration that provides fluid communication between the second inlet and the proximal conduit while preventing fluid communication between the proximal conduit and the first inlet; and

an actuator positioned outside the chamber and secured to the valve, the actuator configured to adjust the valve between the first position and the second position.

5 . The fluid collection device of claim 4 , wherein the fluid impermeable barrier includes a front region defining the opening, a back region having the actuator position thereon, and a first end region proximate to the aperture and distal to the first fluid collection region and the second fluid collection region.

6 . The fluid collection device of claim 4 , further comprising a manifold positioned within the chamber, the manifold having a proximal port secured or securable to the proximal conduit, a first arm including the first inlet, and a second arm including the second inlet.

7 . The fluid collection device of claim 4 , wherein the proximal conduit is selectively removable from the chamber.

8 . The fluid collection device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more conduits include one conduit extending at least partially through the chamber and the at least one inlet includes an inlet on the one conduit, the one conduit being selectively adjustable between the first configuration having the inlet positioned in the first fluid collection region and the second configuration having the inlet positioned in the second fluid collection region.

9 . The fluid collection device of claim 8 , wherein the conduit includes:

a proximal portion that remains in substantially the same position when the conduit is adjusted between the first configuration and the second configuration;

a distal portion that moves between the first fluid collection region in the first configuration and the second fluid collection region in the second configuration; and

an adjustable joint positioned between the proximal portion and the distal portion.

10 . The fluid collection device of claim 9 , further comprising an actuator positioned outside the chamber and secured to the adjustable joint, the actuator configured to adjust the conduit between the first configuration and the second configuration.

11 . The fluid collection device of claim 1 , wherein the multiple fluid collection regions further include at least a third fluid collection region, each of the first fluid collection region, the second fluid collection region, and the third fluid collection region being angled substantially equal to adjacent fluid collection regions of the first fluid collection region, the second fluid collection region, and the third fluid collection region.

12 . The fluid collection device of claim 11 , wherein the multiple fluid collection regions include the first fluid collection region, the second fluid collection region, the third fluid collection region, a fourth fluid collection region, and at least a fifth fluid collection region, each of the first fluid collection region, the second fluid collection region, the third fluid collection region, the fourth fluid collection region, and the fifth fluid collection region being angled substantially equal to adjacent fluid collection regions of the first fluid collection region, the second fluid collection region, the third fluid collection region, the fourth fluid collection region, and the fifth fluid collection region.

13 . The fluid collection device of claim 11 , wherein:

the one or more conduits include multiple conduits each extending from a different fluid collection region of the multiple fluid collection regions at least partially to the aperture; and

the at least one inlet includes multiple inlets, each inlet of the multiple inlets positioned on a different conduit of the multiple conduits and in a different fluid collection region of the multiple fluid collection regions.

14 . The fluid collection device of claim 13 , wherein the fluid impermeable barrier includes a front region defining the opening and a back region distal to the front region and defining the aperture, the aperture being positioned on a substantially central axis of the fluid impermeable barrier.

15 . The fluid collection device of claim 14 , wherein each of the multiple conduits are positioned in the chamber on the back region of the fluid impermeable barrier.

16 . The fluid collection device of claim 11 , wherein the fluid impermeable barrier includes:

a recessed perimeter defining a portion of the opening between each of the multiple fluid collection regions; and

an outer periphery having a concave region between each of the multiple fluid collection regions.

17 . The fluid collection device of claim 13 , further comprising:

wherein the multiple conduits include a first conduit including a first inlet of the multiple inlets, a second conduit including a second inlet of the multiple inlets, and at least a third conduit including a third inlet of the multiple inlets;

a valve positioned between the aperture and at least a portion of each of the multiple conduits, the valve adjustable between:

a first position that provides fluid communication between the first inlet and the aperture while preventing fluid communication between (1) the aperture and the second inlet and (2) the aperture and the third inlet;

a second position that provides fluid communication between the second inlet and the aperture while preventing fluid communication between (1) the aperture and the first inlet and (2) the aperture and the third inlet;

at least a third position that provides fluid communication between the third inlet and the aperture while preventing fluid communication between (1) the aperture and the first inlet and (2) the aperture and the second inlet; and

an actuator positioned outside the chamber and secured to the valve, the actuator configured to adjust the valve between the first position, the second position, and at least the third position.

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