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AssigneeReachgood Industrial Company
InventorsChen-Hsiung Chen, Hung Shou Li, Mike Deni Lin, Gary Lin
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A collection device for human bodily fluids includes an expandable, liquid permeable and insoluble pouch containing a proper volume of hydrophilic material. This hydrophilic material allows quick absorption of such fluids and turns into gelled material. The gelled material is then trapped inside the pouch preventing possible spill and back flow. The hydrophilic material with a proper volume only allows expansion up to the predetermined size of the pouch without the pouch breaking up into fragments. This pouch may be made of different shapes and materials in order to fit in different types of human bodily fluid collection devices and reduce possible leakage and back flow. The hydrophilic material can be a polymer and may have antibacterial properties to reduce bacteria growth. A one-way valve, snap-fit seal, or screw-on cap may be added for further enhanced prevention of leakage and back flow. The versatility of this pouch helps speeding up manufacturing processes and reducing overall production costs.
A pouch for use with a human bodily fluid collecting device for the purpose of collecting and absorbing a bodily fluid, said pouch comprising:
The pouch as claimed in 1 in which said expandable, liquid permeable and insoluble pouch comprises at least one type of material selected from the group consisting of a non-woven fabric, woven fabric, a sheet of paper, a perforated plastic film, and a porous plastic film.
The pouch as claimed in 1 in which said hydrophilic material is a polymer.
The pouch as claimed in 3 in which the said polymer absorbs liquid at a weight ratio of liquid to polymer of at least 20 to 1.
The pouch as claimed in 3 in which the polymer has a rate of completely absorbing 600 cubic centimeter of liquid in 15 seconds or less, or, equivalent volume of liquid in equivalent amount of time or less.
The pouch as claimed in 1 in which said hydrophilic material has antibacterial properties.
The pouch as claimed in 1 in which the said pouch is constructed to fit said collection device having one of the following shapes:
The pouch as claimed in 1 in which said pouch is used with at least one device selected from the group consisting of a urine collection reservoir, a portable urinal made of hard plastic, a portable urinal made of soft plastic, a portable urinal made of impermeable paper, and a bedpan.
A human bodily fluid collecting device for the purpose of collecting and absorbing said bodily fluid, comprising:
The human bodily fluid collecting device as claimed in claim 11 in which said container mean is selected from the group consisting of a urine collection reservoir, a portable urinal, a bedpan, a urostomy bag, an ileostomy bag, or an ostomy bag.
A method of using a pouch for collecting and absorbing a human bodily fluid in a container, comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.