[54] FLUID COLLECTION DEVICE
[75] Inventor: Julia T. Ambrose, Marietta, Ga.
[73] Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Nenah, Wis.
[21] Appl. No.: 31,091
[22] Filed: Mar. 12,1993
Related U.S. Application Data
[63] Continuation of Ser. No. 631,135, Dec. 20, 1990.
[51] Int. C1.5 A61B 19/00; A61B 19/09;
A61M 1/00
[52] U.S. CI 128/849; 128/853;
661/322; 661/356
[58] Field of Search 128/849-856;
604/317, 355-357, 318, 332, 327, 322-326, 346-349, 328-331; 383/105, 107, 108, 113, 120, 907; 229/1.5,4.5, 3.1; 206/522, 622; 220/62,66, 67, 78, 79, DIG. 13; 4/450-457, 114.1, 144.1-144.4
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Primary Examiner—Randall L. Green
Assistant Examiner—K. M. Reichle
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Patrick C. Wilson
[57] ABSTRACT
Disclosed herein is a fluid collection pouch which is extremely simple in design. The pouch utilizes a blank of fluid impervious material having a generally triangular shape including a first side and a second side joined at a common end point to themselves and at their distal ends to opposite ends of a third side. By joining the first and second sides to one another a fluid receiving chamber is formed with the third side forming an open end to the chamber and the joined distal ends of the first and second sides forming a flap portion which extends above the open end of the chamber. The fluid collection pouch is particularly well-suited for use in surgical procedures in which case it may be joined to a surgical drape in the expected path of fluid run-off or provided with a fenestration in the flap portion for registry with a corresponding fenestration in the surgical drape.
5 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets
