Patent ID: 11957614
Assignee: CONVATEC TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A urine collection bag comprising:
an outer profile;
an inner profile;
first and second external layers sealed around a first periphery to define the inner profile, wherein the inner profile includes a container portion to hold urine and an elongated portion to receive a catheter through an opening thereof;
a notch disposed at the opening to facilitate insertion of the catheter into the elongated portion;
at least one webbing section positioned between the inner profile and the outer profile such that the at least one webbing section at least partially defines the notch; and
a one-way valve,
wherein:
the first external layer is shorter than the second external layer in a location of the at least one webbing section to create the notch,
the at least one webbing section includes a first region of the first external layer and the second external layer welded together in the elongated portion,
the first region of the at least one webbing section extends inwardly into the elongated portion to define a neck of the elongated portion,
the neck has a width that is less than a width of the opening,
the first region of the at least one webbing section is devoid of any tear lines adjacent the neck,
each of the neck and the one-way valve is spaced from the notch along a length of the elongated portion, and
the neck is arranged between the notch and the one-way valve along the length of the elongated portion.