US 12,239,559 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 All, LLC, Byron, IL (US)
Filed by Hemispheres for All, LLC, Byron, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/464,269.
Application 16/986,266 is a division of application No. 14/970,831, filed on Dec. 16, 2015, abandoned.
Application 18/464,269 is a continuation of application No. 17/688,876, filed on Mar. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,786,389.
Application 17/688,876 is a continuation of application No. 16/986,266, filed on Aug. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,298,254, issued on Apr. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0414392 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
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)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for absorbing fluid proximal to the anus of a subject, the device comprising:
a non-planar portion comprising a plurality of layers of absorbent material and configured to be placed at least partially into an intergluteal cleft proximal to the anus of the subject; and
a generally planar portion surrounding the non-planar portion, the generally planar portion comprising a plurality of layers of absorbent material,
wherein the non-planar portion and the generally planar portion have a uniform thickness.