Patent ID: 11925575
Assignee: PUREWICK CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method of collecting fluid from a male user, the method comprising:
inserting at least a portion of a penis of a male user through an opening at least partially defined by a fluid impermeable barrier of a fluid collection device,
positioning the fluid collection device on skin of the male user, the fluid collection device including a chamber within the fluid collection device in fluid communication with the opening, the fluid impermeable barrier having a proximal end region and a distal end region, a fluid permeable body positioned within the chamber and extending at least partially between the distal end region and the proximal end region, and a tube extending into the chamber and having an end positioned proximate to the distal end region of the fluid impermeable barrier, wherein the tube includes a tube opening at least proximate to the end of the tube and oriented to face at least a portion of the fluid permeable body with the tube opening spaced from the distal end region of the fluid impermeable barrier between the distal end region and the opening of the fluid impermeable barrier;
collecting fluid discharged from the male user in the chamber of the fluid collection device; and
drawing the fluid from the fluid collection device through the tube.