US 11,865,244 B2
Bodily fluid drainage assembly
Earl G. Christensen, Alpine, UT (US)
Assigned to Stearigear, LLC, Provo, UT (US)
Filed by Sterigear, LLC, Provo, UT (US)
Filed on Oct. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/086,195.
Application 17/086,195 is a continuation of application No. 16/773,611, filed on Jan. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,497,842.
Application 16/773,611 is a continuation of application No. 14/444,271, filed on Jul. 28, 2014, granted, now 11,090,415.
Application 14/444,271 is a continuation of application No. 13/088,409, filed on Apr. 17, 2011, granted, now 8,790,320, issued on Jul. 29, 2014.
Application 13/088,409 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/253,714, filed on Oct. 17, 2008, granted, now 8,092,436, issued on Jan. 10, 2012.
Application 12/253,714 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2009/059482, filed on Oct. 5, 2009.
Application PCT/US2009/059482 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/253,714.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/143,327, filed on Jan. 8, 2009.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/184,240, filed on Jun. 4, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2021/0146017 A1, May 20, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/44 (2006.01); A61J 1/10 (2006.01); A61J 1/14 (2023.01); A61J 1/22 (2006.01); G01N 11/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/20 (2019.01); B65D 79/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 1/69 (2021.05) [A61F 5/44 (2013.01); A61J 1/10 (2013.01); A61J 1/1462 (2013.01); A61J 1/1487 (2015.05); A61J 1/22 (2013.01); A61J 1/1468 (2015.05); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01)] 26 Claims
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1. A urinary drainage bag assembly, comprising:
a fluid bag including a front panel and a rear panel sealed to each other at or near an outer edge of the fluid bag and having a fillable region and a non-fillable region;
wherein at least a portion of said front panel includes a substantially transparent or semitransparent region and a volume indicator comprising graduations indicating predetermined volumes which allow a volume of urine within the fillable region to be determined by a comparison between a top of the urine and the graduations;
an inlet tube coupled to an upper portion of the fluid bag;
an outlet tube coupled to a lower portion of the fluid bag;
a hanger coupled to the upper portion of the fluid bag within the non-fillable region; and
an opaque fluid bag cover positioned to obscure at least a portion of the front panel of the fluid bag including the volume indicator, wherein said cover further includes a cutout sized to accommodate a junction of the inlet tube and the fluid bag, and wherein said cover is operable to be flexibly moved from a substantially planar shape to a substantially curved shape to allow the direct viewing of at least the portion of the front panel of the fluid bag.