US 12,268,627 B2
Fluid collection assemblies including at least one securement body
Ashley Marie Johannes, Statham, GA (US); Shahab Siddiqui, Lawrenceville, GA (US); and Kathleen Davis, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to PureWick Corporation, Covington, GA (US)
Filed by PureWick Corporation, El Cajon, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/646,771.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/134,450, filed on Jan. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0211536 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 5/451 (2006.01); A61F 5/44 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/451 (2013.01) [A61F 5/4404 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid collection assembly, comprising: a fluid impermeable barrier at least defining a chamber, at least one opening, and a fluid outlet; at least one porous material disposed in the chamber; and at least one securement body configured to limit movement of the fluid collection assembly relative to a region about a urethral opening of a patient, the at least one securement body including: a plurality of fibers exhibiting an average lateral dimension of about 5 μm or less, the plurality of fibers extend from at least one exterior surface of the fluid collection assembly, at least most of the plurality of fibers extend from the at least one exterior surface at an average angle that is oblique relative to the at least one exterior surface, the at least one securement body further including a plurality of branches extending from or attached to at least some of the plurality of fibers, at least some of the plurality of branches exhibiting an average diameter of 300 nm to 2 μm, one or more of the plurality of branches extending from or attached to a portion of one of the plurality of fibers that is spaced from a terminal end of the one of the plurality of fibers, wherein the terminal end of the one of the plurality of fibers is an end of the one of the plurality of fibers farthest spaced from the at least one exterior surface.