CPC A61F 5/453 (2013.01) [A61F 5/4401 (2013.01); A61F 5/4404 (2013.01); A61F 5/4408 (2013.01); A61F 5/455 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A device for removing urine discharged from a body of a user, the device comprising:
a fluid collection region comprising:
an inner layer that is permeable to urine,
an outer layer that is substantially impermeable to urine,
a transfer layer disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer, and
an overhang layer that at least partially overlaps a periphery of the inner layer;
a first suction conduit extending from a proximal end region of the device and along a right side of the fluid collection region between the inner layer and the outer layer and ending in a first fluid inlet at a distal end region of the right side of the fluid collection region;
a second suction conduit extending from the proximal end region of the device and extending along a left side of the fluid collection region between the inner layer and the outer layer and ending in a second fluid inlet at a distal end region of the left side of the fluid collection region;
a first gravity activated valve in fluid communication with the first suction conduit and configured to close when the first fluid inlet is held laterally above the second fluid inlet; and
a second gravity activated valve in fluid communication with the second suction conduit and configured to close when the second fluid inlet is held laterally above the first fluid inlet.
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