Patent ID: 11890221
Assignee: SAGE PRODUCTS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A method for collecting urine discharged from a body of a user, comprising:
providing a urine collection device, comprising:
a covering defining a recessed receptacle, wherein the covering comprises an upper peripheral edge;
a fluid collection assembly positioned in the recessed receptacle defined by the covering, wherein the fluid collection assembly comprises:
a foam sleeve comprising a bore extending from a first end of the foam sleeve to a second end of the foam sleeve,
a shape retaining element positioned in the bore of the foam sleeve, wherein the shape retaining element is configured to conform the fluid collection assembly to a curved configuration for placement against a body of a user and maintain the curved configuration of the fluid collection assembly until the curved configuration is adjusted, wherein the shape retaining element defines a passage extending from between a distal end of the shape retaining element and a proximal end of the shape retaining element,
a tube extending through the passage defined by the shape retaining element; and
a top sheet coupled to the upper peripheral edge of the covering,
wherein the top sheet and the covering define an internal chamber of the urine collection device,
wherein a distal end of the covering defines a distal end of the internal chamber,
wherein the top sheet extends above and across the recessed receptacle of the covering such that the top sheet defines a top of the internal chamber, and
wherein the top sheet is configured to draw urine into the internal chamber and toward the fluid collection assembly;

positioning the urine collection device against the body of the user with the top sheet in operative relation with a urethral opening of the user;
receiving, through the top sheet and by the fluid collection assembly, urine discharged from the urethral opening; and
evacuating the urine from the fluid collection assembly through the tube.