Scrotal edema pressure redistribution device
AssigneeGlobal Medical Foam, Inc.
InventorVictoria A. Langer
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Abstract
A scrotal edema support has a main body with a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side, a second side, a rear end, and a front end. The top surface includes a flexing area and a resting area. The flexing area is disposed adjacent to the rear end of the main body. The resting area is disposed adjacent to the front end of the main body. The flexing area is configured to receive an edematous scrotum of a patient. The bottom surface has a sloped portion and a leveled portion. The sloped portion is disposed adjacent to the rear end of the main body. The leveled portion is disposed from the front end to the sloped portion. The sloped portion of the bottom surface is oriented at an angle relative to the leveled portion of the bottom surface.
Claims19
A scrotal edema support, comprising:
- a main body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side, a second side, a rear end, and a front end,
- the top surface having a flexing area and a resting area, the flexing area disposed adjacent to the rear end of the main body and the resting area disposed adjacent to the front end of the main body, and the flexing area configured to receive an edematous scrotum of a patient, and
- the bottom surface having a sloped portion and a leveled portion, the sloped portion disposed adjacent to the rear end of the main body and the leveled portion disposed from the front end to the sloped portion, the sloped portion of the bottom surface oriented at an angle relative to the leveled portion of the bottom surface,
- wherein the top surface is disposed on a first plane, the sloped portion of the bottom surface is disposed on a second plane, and the leveled portion is disposed on a third plane, and the second plane is oriented traverse to the third plane and defining an angle therebetween, the angle being between one degree (1°) and ninety degrees (90°).
A method for supporting an edematous scrotum of a patient, comprising the steps of:
- providing a scrotal edema support including a main body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side, a second side, a rear end, and a front end, the top surface having a flexing area and a resting area, the flexing area disposed adjacent to the rear end of the main body and the resting area disposed adjacent to the front end of the main body, and the flexing area configured to receive an edematous scrotum of the patient, and the bottom surface having a sloped portion and a leveled portion, the sloped portion disposed adjacent to the rear end of the main body and the leveled portion disposed from the front end to the sloped portion, the sloped portion of the bottom surface oriented at an angle relative to the leveled portion of the bottom surface, wherein the top surface is disposed on a first plane, the sloped portion of the bottom surface is disposed on a second plane, and the leveled portion is disposed on a third plane, and the second plane is oriented traverse to the third plane and defining an angle therebetween, the angle being between one degree (1°) and ninety degrees (90°);
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- disposing the edematous scrotum on the flexing area of the top surface of the scrotal edema support, wherein the rear end of the scrotal edema support is caused to move downwardly, thereby orienting the scrotal edema support to facilitate drainage of the edematous scrotum.
A system for scrotal edema support, comprising:
- a scrotal edema support including a main body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side, a second side, a rear end, and a front end, the top surface having a flexing area and a resting area, the flexing area disposed adjacent to the rear end of the main body and the resting area disposed adjacent to the front end of the main body, and the flexing area configured to receive an edematous scrotum of a patient, and the bottom surface having a sloped portion and a leveled portion, the sloped portion disposed adjacent to the rear end of the main body and the leveled portion disposed from the front end to the sloped portion, the sloped portion of the bottom surface oriented at an angle relative to the leveled portion of the bottom surface, wherein the bottom surface has a channel formed therein;
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- a fecal management system having a catheter and a waste storage container, the catheter configured to be in communication with a rectum of the patient and the waste storage container, and the catheter further being disposed adjacent the channel of the scrotal edema support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.