Apparatus with compressible casing for receiving discharged urine

A fluid collection device, comprising:

• a fluid impermeable housing defining an internal volume and at least partially defining an opening;
• a casing separate and distinct from the fluid impermeable housing and substantially overlaying the fluid impermeable housing, the casing at least partially defining the opening, wherein the casing has a thickness of about 3 mm to about 25 mm and is a compressible material elastically deformable when the fluid collection device is disposed in a pubic region of a female user;
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• a fluid permeable material disposed within the internal volume of the fluid impermeable housing such the fluid impermeable housing is at least partially positioned between the casing and the fluid permeable material, at least a portion of the fluid permeable material protruding from within the cavity outward away from the casing and the fluid impermeable housing, and through the opening at least partially defined by the casing and the fluid impermeable housing,
• wherein the casing and the fluid impermeable housing including complementary longitudinally extending edges positioned adjacent and substantially aligned with one another and defining the opening such that the opening is elongated and extends longitudinally,
• wherein the fluid impermeable housing includes a proximal end region and a distal end region, at least one of the proximal end region or the distal end region remaining uncovered by the casing.

A system for transporting urine away from a female user, the system comprising:

• a fluid collection device, comprising:
• a casing defining an internal volume and partially defining at least partially defining an opening, the casing having a thickness of about 3 mm to about 25 mm and including a compressible material elastically deformable when the fluid collection device is disposed in a pubic region of the female user;
• a fluid impermeable housing separate and distinct from the casing and disposed at least partially within the internal volume of the casing, the fluid impermeable housing defining a cavity and a region of the fluid impermeable housing partially defining the opening, the casing and the fluid impermeable housing including complementary longitudinally extending edges positioned adjacent and substantially aligned with one another and defining the opening such that the opening is elongated and extends longitudinally and the casing covers the region of the fluid impermeable housing defining the opening;
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• a porous material disposed within the cavity of the fluid impermeable housing such that the fluid impermeable housing is at least partially positioned between the casing and the porous material, at least a portion of the porous material protruding from within the cavity outward away from the casing and the fluid impermeable housing, and through the opening defined at least partially by the fluid impermeable housing and the casing;
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• a suction device operably coupled to the fluid collection device, the suction device configured to draw fluid from the fluid collection device.