US 11,786,389 B2
Sweat pad and methods of using same
Thomas A. Muldowney, Byron, IL (US); and Karl R. Schmitt, Byron, IL (US)
Assigned to Hemispheres for AII, LLC, Byron, IL (US)
Filed by Hemispheres for All, LLC, Byron, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/688,876.
Application 16/986,266 is a division of application No. 14/970,831, filed on Dec. 16, 2015, abandoned.
Application 17/688,876 is a continuation of application No. 16/986,266, filed on Aug. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,298,254.
Prior Publication US 2022/0192855 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/40 (2006.01); A61M 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/0093 (2013.01) [A61M 35/00 (2013.01); A61M 35/006 (2013.01); A61M 2202/04 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6018 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1067 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of absorbing sweat proximal to the anus of a subject, the method comprising:
inserting a device in an intergluteal cleft of a subject, the device consisting essentially of:
a sheet of material having a substantially uniform thickness throughout, and comprising:
a first, generally planar portion comprising at least one crease;
a second generally dome-shaped portion that protrudes from the first generally planar portion and is surrounded by the first,
generally planar portion, and is sized and shaped to be placed in an intergluteal cleft and proximal to the anus of the subject; and
a body-facing surface including:
a texture configured to increase adherence of the device to skin of the subject, and
a hydrophobic coating.