US 12,186,229 B2
Variable fit fluid collection devices, systems, and methods
Kathleen Davis, Atlanta, GA (US); Katie Grupp, Alpharetta, GA (US); Joanna Starkie, Cambridge (GB); Merissa Lim Sarrias, Hauxton (GB); Emily Lucy Triggs, Cambridge (GB); and Samuel Edmund Whittome, Cambridge (GB)
Assigned to PUREWICK CORPORATION, Covington, GA (US)
Filed by PUREWICK CORPORATION, Covington, GA (US)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/389,009.
Application 18/389,009 is a continuation of application No. 17/663,046, filed on May 12, 2022, granted, now 11,865,030.
Application 17/663,046 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2022/012794, filed on Jan. 18, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/138,878, filed on Jan. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0074890 A1, Mar. 7, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/451 (2006.01); A61F 5/44 (2006.01); A61F 5/443 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/451 (2013.01) [A61F 5/4401 (2013.01); A61F 5/4408 (2013.01); A61F 5/443 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid collection device, the fluid collection device comprising:
a fluid impermeable barrier defining an interior chamber therein, an aperture, and an opening through which the interior chamber is accessible;
a porous material disposed in the interior chamber;
first tubing fluidly connected to the interior chamber and extending through the aperture; and
second tubing disposed in or on the first tubing, the second tubing configured to retain a position of the fluid collection device with respect to the wearer, the second tubing is not fluid tight.