Granted Patent B2

US 12,622,803 · App. 17/051,600 · Granted May 12, 2026

Inventor: Lyndsay Alison Sweeney (Decatur, GA)

Assignee: PUREWICK CORPORATION

A61F5/455A61F5/4401

Abstract

Claims (25)

1 . A fluid collection device, comprising:

a fluid impermeable barrier at least partially defining a chamber, the fluid impermeable barrier including an opening extending therethrough, the opening configured to be positioned adjacent to or receive therein a urethra of a subject;

a fluid permeable body that is extruded to form a singular fibrous material in a cylindrical shape defining a bore extending at least partially therethrough and positioned at least partially within the chamber, wherein the singular fibrous material consists essentially of a singular and fibrous polyolefin material;

a reservoir being at least partially defined by the fluid permeable body, wherein the fluid permeable body is configured to wick fluid away from the opening to the reservoir; and

a conduit positioned at least partially within the bore and including an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being in fluid communication with the reservoir,

wherein the singular fibrous material extends substantially continuously from the conduit to an outer surface of the fluid permeable body,

wherein a portion of the outer surface of the fluid permeable body defines at least a portion of an outer surface of the fluid collection device, and the portion of the outer surface of the fluid collection device is free from coverage by gauze or other wicking material; and

wherein a portion of the singular fibrous material of the fluid permeable body extends continuously between the opening and the reservoir to wick any fluid from the opening to the reservoir.

2 . The fluid collection device of claim 1 , wherein the fluid impermeable barrier defines the opening and the opening is configured to be placed adjacent to the urethra of a female subject.

3 . The fluid collection device of claim 2 , wherein:

the fluid impermeable barrier defines an aperture at a first end region of the fluid impermeable barrier;

the fluid permeable body extends across at least a portion of the opening;

the conduit extends through the aperture into the fluid impermeable barrier and into the bore of the fluid permeable body at a first body end of the fluid permeable body, the aperture forming a fluid tight seal against the conduit extending therethrough; and

the outlet of the conduit is positioned outside the fluid impermeable barrier.

4 . The fluid collection device of claim 3 , wherein the reservoir is defined by:

a second body end of the fluid permeable body distal to the first body end; and

a second end region of the fluid impermeable barrier distal to the aperture.

5 . The fluid collection device of claim 4 , wherein:

the bore of the fluid permeable body extends through the fluid permeable body from the first body end to the second body end; and

the conduit extends through the bore of the fluid permeable body into the reservoir such that the inlet of the conduit is positioned within the reservoir.

6 . The fluid collection device of claim 1 , wherein the fluid permeable body consists of polyolefin material.

7 . The fluid collection device of claim 1 , wherein:

the fluid impermeable barrier includes an open proximal end and a closed distal end;

the opening includes an elongated opening extending into the chamber from the open proximal end, the elongated opening being at least partially defined within the chamber by the fluid permeable body and being sized to dispose a penis of the subject therein; and

the reservoir is positioned at the closed distal end.

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