US 12,440,371 B2
Fluid collection system including a garment and a fluid collection device
Jeff Edward Franklin, Hamilton, OH (US); Brandt Davis, Milford, OH (US); Michael Lambert, Snellville, GA (US); Kevin Michael Knollman, West Chester, OH (US); Kyra Kormos Wesner, Loveland, OH (US); Michelle Schnell, Hamilton, OH (US); Mackenzie Brooke Weir, Chardon, OH (US); and Joseph Andrew Filbrun, Cincinatti, OH (US)
Assigned to PUREWICK CORPORATION, Covington, GA (US)
Appl. No. 18/007,105
Filed by PUREWICK CORPORATION, Covington, GA (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 5, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/044699
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 27, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/031943, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 10, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/061,834, filed on Aug. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0225898 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 5/455 (2006.01); A61F 5/44 (2006.01); A61F 5/453 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/455 (2013.01) [A61F 5/453 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid collection system, comprising:
a garment configured to be worn on a pelvis of a user, the garment including at least a crotch portion having an inner surface, a first securement feature including a first strap at least partially defining a through hole between the first strap and the inner surface and a second securement feature spaced from the first securement feature and including at least one of (1) a second strap partially defining a through hole between the second strap and the inner surface or (2) a pocket on the inner surface of the crotch portion; and
a fluid collection device having at least a portion sized and shaped to fit within one or more of the at least one of the through hole of the first strap, the through hole of the second strap, or the pocket, the fluid collection device including:
a fluid impermeable barrier at least partially defining a chamber, an opening extending longitudinally along the fluid impermeable barrier and configured to be positioned adjacent to a urethra of the user, and an aperture configured to receive a conduit therethrough; and
a fluid permeable body positioned at least partially within the chamber to extend across at least a portion of the opening and configured to wick fluid away from the opening,
wherein the first securement feature and the second securement feature are positioned on the crotch portion of the garment and the fluid collection device is sized to position the opening and the fluid permeable body at least proximate to the urethra of the user.