Cover for a fluid collection device
AssigneeMedline Industries, Inc.
InventorsSarah Dickinson, Jennifer E. Tomes, Robert Lockwood
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Abstract
A cover (100) having one or more openings (106,107) and one or more complementary closure devices (112,113) fits about a fluid drain bag, such as a urinary catheter drain bag (301). The cover (100) can be configured to be both partially transparent and partially opaque. Accordingly, a health services provider (401) can instantly perform rudimentary analysis of the fluid level (401) with a quick glance, yet can perform more in-depth analysis by lifting a front panel (102) at the lower opening (107). The in-depth analysis can be done without removing the cover (100). The cover 100 is also semiopaque, thereby protecting patient dignity by obfuscating the cover's contents.
Claims18
A cover for a catheter drain bag, comprising:
- a layer of material defining a front panel, rear panel, a left edge, and a right edge, wherein the layer of material further defines a lower opening and an upper opening, and wherein the front panel defines a concave peninsular opening that is centrally disposed at the upper opening of the front panel;
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- at least one complementary closure device disposed along the upper opening and being configured to retain the front panel and rear panel together to close the upper opening in at least one location, wherein the at least one complementary closure device is situated one of left of the concave peninsular opening or right of the concave peninsular opening.
A cover for a drain bag, comprising:
- a layer of material defining a front panel, rear panel, a left edge, and a bottom edge, wherein the layer of material further defines an upper opening, a right edge opening, and a corner opening running from the left edge to the upper opening, wherein the corner opening is non-orthogonal with both the left edge and the upper opening;
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- at least two complementary closure devices, with at least a first one complementary closure device disposed along the upper opening and at least a second complementary closure device disposed along the right edge opening, the at least two complementary closure devices being configured to retain the front panel and rear panel together to close the upper opening and the right edge opening in at least two locations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.