Device for collecting fluid discharged from female organs
First Claim
1. A device for collecting fluids from a female patient'"'"'s genitals, comprising a flexible pad having a generally flat contour prior to application to the urogenital area of a female body and when applied to the external portions of the urogenital area assuming a curvlinear shape, said pad having a longitudinal central opening and having an inner surface to be in contact with said external portions and having an outer surface, said pad further having a pair of longitudinal extending side ridge means on said inner surface straddling the opening for exerting pressure on the external portion of the urogenital area bordering the labia majora to urge and hold the labia majora in an open condition, corresponding ends of said ridge means being laterally spaced and non-connecting and together with said inner surface forming an open gap to receive the clitoris, and opposite ends of the ridge means being connected together at an upraised junction means forming a perineal ridge disposed to engage the navicular fossa, and collecting means connected to the outer surface of the pad for collecting fluid discharged into said opening from the female genitals.
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Abstract
A device for collecting fluid discharged from female organs. The device includes a flexible pad having an elongated central opening to register with the female pudendum. Ridges are formed on the inner surface of the pad, on either side of the opening, and are adapted to exert pressure on the area bordering the labia majora to urge the labia to an open condition. Corresponding edges of the ridges at one end of the pad are spaced apart to provide a gap to receive the clitoris, while corresponding ends of the ridges at the opposite end of the pad are connected together at a junction which is adapted to engage the navicular fossa. In one form of the invention, in which the device is utilized to collect urine, a bag or receptacle is connected to the opening in the pad and the lower end of the receptacle defines an outlet that is connected through a conduit to a vacuum pump. A liquid sensor is located at the outlet and senses the presence of urine to start operation of the pump and remove the urine from the receptable. When used as a sanitary napkin, an absorbent material is located within the pad and communicates with the central opening so that menstrual fluid can freely flow into the absorbent material and be absorbed therein.
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- 1. A device for collecting fluids from a female patient'"'"'s genitals, comprising a flexible pad having a generally flat contour prior to application to the urogenital area of a female body and when applied to the external portions of the urogenital area assuming a curvlinear shape, said pad having a longitudinal central opening and having an inner surface to be in contact with said external portions and having an outer surface, said pad further having a pair of longitudinal extending side ridge means on said inner surface straddling the opening for exerting pressure on the external portion of the urogenital area bordering the labia majora to urge and hold the labia majora in an open condition, corresponding ends of said ridge means being laterally spaced and non-connecting and together with said inner surface forming an open gap to receive the clitoris, and opposite ends of the ridge means being connected together at an upraised junction means forming a perineal ridge disposed to engage the navicular fossa, and collecting means connected to the outer surface of the pad for collecting fluid discharged into said opening from the female genitals.
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7. A device for collecting urine from a female patient, comprising a generally longitudinally extending curved flexible pad adapted to be attached externally to a female body and having an elongated central opening extending in a front-to-rear direction and adapted to register with the female pudendum, a pair of side upraised converging ridges disposed on the inner surface of the pad and straddling said opening, said side ridges disposed to exert pressure on an area bordering the labia majora to urge the labia in an open condition, the forward ends of the ridges being spaced apart to provide a gap means between the side ridges to receive the clitoris and the rear ends of the ridges being connected together to form a perineal upraised ridge junction means, said ridge junction means disposed to engage the navicular fossa, a receptacle communicating with said opening and having an outlet at its lower end, a vacuum pump, conduit means connecting the vacuum pump with said outlet, liquid sensing means sensing the presence of urine at said outlet and operably connected to said vacuum pump to operate said vacuum pump and withdraw the urine from said receptacle, second conduit means connecting the pad at a location adjacent to said ridge junction means to the vacuum pump, and second liquid sensing means disposed on the inner surface of said pad adjacent said ridge junction means and operably connected to said vacuum pump, said second sensing means sensing the presence of urine at said ridge junction means and acting to operate said vacuum pump to remove urine from said location.
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Current AssigneeDavid Triunfol
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Original AssigneeDavid Triunfol
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InventorsTriunfol, David
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Primary Examiner(s)Rosenbaum, C. Fred
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Assistant Examiner(s)KRUTER, JEROME
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Application NumberUS06/756,554Time in Patent Office419 DaysField of Search604/329-331, 604/350, 604/317, 604/385, 604/359, 604/360, 128/132 A, 128/761, 4/144.1-144.4US Class Current604/329CPC Class CodesA61F 13/47 Sanitary towels, incontinen...A61F 13/472 specially adapted for femal...A61F 13/511 Topsheet, i.e. the permeabl...A61F 2013/530802 characterized by the foam o...A61F 5/4401 with absorbent pads diapers...A61F 5/455 for collecting urine or dis...
