Diaper for an incontinent person
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1. A diaper comprising:
- a liquid barrier having a front area, a crotch area, a back area and a periphery;
a lining, that permits the passage of liquid, secured to the periphery of the liquid barrier;
a first plurality of capillary tubes, each of which has a first capillary tube inlet positioned between the front area of the liquid barrier and the lining and a first capillary tube discharge inside a collector;
a second plurality of capillary tubes, each of which has a second capillary tube inlet positioned between the crotch area and the liquid barrier and the lining and a second capillary tube discharge inside the collector;
and a seal between a collector wall of the collector and each of the plurality of first and second capillary tubes.
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Abstract
The suspended urinary external drainage system includes a liquid barrier with a periphery attached to a collector, with a tubular cross section, that encircles the barrier. A plurality of capillary tubes pass through a wall of the collector. Each of the plurality of capillary tubes has a capillary inlet adjacent to the liquid barrier and a capillary discharge inside the collector. A soft lining covers the capillary tubes. Discharge tubes connected to the collector carry urine to a holding bag.
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1. A diaper comprising:
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a liquid barrier having a front area, a crotch area, a back area and a periphery;
a lining, that permits the passage of liquid, secured to the periphery of the liquid barrier;
a first plurality of capillary tubes, each of which has a first capillary tube inlet positioned between the front area of the liquid barrier and the lining and a first capillary tube discharge inside a collector;
a second plurality of capillary tubes, each of which has a second capillary tube inlet positioned between the crotch area and the liquid barrier and the lining and a second capillary tube discharge inside the collector;
and a seal between a collector wall of the collector and each of the plurality of first and second capillary tubes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A suspended urinary external drainage system comprising:
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a flexible outer liquid barrier material having a back portion, a front portion, a crotch portion that is integral with the back portion and the front portion, and an outer edge;
a collector tube having a collector tube wall secured to an outer edge of the flexible outer liquid barrier and extending along a left side of the back portion, a left side of the crotch portion, a left side of the front portion, a front top side of the front portion, a right side of the front portion, a right side of the crotch portion and a right side of the back portion;
a plurality of capillary tubes that pass through the collector tube wall and wherein each capillary tube in a first group of the plurality of capillary tubes has a first group inlet end positioned adjacent to a front portion inside surface of the flexible outer liquid barrier material, each capillary tube in a second group of the plurality of capillary tubes has a second group inlet end positioned adjacent to a crotch portion inside surface and the plurality of capillary tubes each have a discharge end inside the collector tube;
a lining having a lining edge that is secured to the collector tube wall and wherein the lining permits the passage of liquid;
a plurality of liquid discharge openings through the collector tube wall; and
discharge tubes connected to the liquid discharge openings. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of collecting urine from an incontinent person comprising:
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attaching a diaper with a liquid barrier and a lining to the incontinent person;
collecting urine that passes through the lining with a plurality of capillary tubes;
moving urine through the plurality of capillary tubes to a discharge end of each of the plurality of capillary tubes;
collecting urine discharged from the plurality of capillary tubes in a collector; and
transferring urine from the collector to a urine holder.
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