Female external urinary device and assembly
AssigneeMedline Industries, Inc.
InventorsSaul Godinez, David S. Noskowicz, Sarah Dickinson, Becca Covode
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Abstract
Disclosed is a female external urinary device useful in managing urine output of a female, such as for surgical use. The urinary device generally comprises a core having a suction channel and an interior reservoir fluidically communicating with the suction channel, an absorbent layer, and a fabric cover. Desirably, the urinary device includes a moderately absorbent soaker layer disposed inwardly with respect to the core. A urinary device assembly includes the core and a pelvic belt that may be secure to the core and positioned to collect urine from a female patient.
Claims20
A female external urinary device comprising:
- a core, the core comprising a non-absorbent material having a plurality of urine-receiving apertures, the core comprising a suction channel communicating with a suction aperture and including a reservoir fluidically communicating with said suction channel;
- an absorbent layer disposed externally with respect to said core;
- and
- a fabric cover that at least partially covering said core and said absorbent layer.
A method comprising:
- providing the urinary device assembly of claim 11;
- securing said urinary device assembly to a female patient by positioning the urinary device assembly in a urine-retaining region and positioning the pelvic belt proximal a pelvic area of the patient;
- and
- aspirating urine away from said urinary device using suction.
A urinary device assembly for securing to a patient, the urinary device assembly comprising:
- a pelvic belt;
- and
- a urinary device releasable securable to the pelvic belt, the urinary device including:
- a core, the core comprising a non-absorbent material having a plurality of urine-receiving apertures, the core comprising a suction channel communicating with a suction aperture and including a reservoir fluidically communicating with said suction channel;
- an absorbent layer disposed externally with respect to said core;
- and
- a fabric cover that at least partially covering said core and said absorbent layer.
A urinary device assembly comprising:
- a core, the core including:
- an upper core layer having a guide that at least partially extends about at least one aperture disposed through the upper core layer,
- a lower core layer disposed in at least partial engagement with the upper core layer, and
- a collector disposed between the upper core layer and the lower core layer in at least partial alignment with the at least one aperture;
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- a tube secured to the collector to direct fluid away from the collector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.