US 12,447,042 B2
Fluid collection assemblies including a fluid impermeable barrier having a sump and a base
Adam Martin, Holly Springs, NC (US); Melody Mei Hee Kuroda, Durham, NC (US); Nicholas Jardine, Holly Springs, NC (US); and Eric Alan Fallows, Apex, NC (US)
Assigned to PUREWICK CORPORATION, Covington, GA (US)
Appl. No. 17/996,155
Filed by PUREWICK COPORATION, El Cajon, CA (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 15, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/027425
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 13, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/211801, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 21, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/011,487, filed on Apr. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0145365 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 5/455 (2006.01); A61F 5/44 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/455 (2013.01) [A61F 5/4401 (2013.01); A61F 5/4404 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid collection assembly, comprising:
a fluid impermeable barrier including:
a base;
a sump defining a chamber and an opening configured to be positioned adjacent to a female urethral opening, the sump protruding outwardly from the base; and
a fluid outlet;
a conduit at least partially disposed in the fluid outlet; and
at least one porous material at least partially covering the opening and disposed in the chamber;
wherein at least one of:
the fluid outlet is rotatable relative to a remainder of the fluid impermeable barrier; or
a tail extending from at least one of the base, the sump, or the fluid outlet, the tail configured to fit between a gluteal cleft of an individual, the tail distinct from the conduit.