Patent ID: 11865030
Assignee: PUREWICK CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 20:
21. The method of claim 14 wherein:
the fluid impermeable barrier defines the labial flanges and lobes extending therefrom;
the fluid impermeable barrier converges to an apex along a longitudinal axis of a wearer facing side thereof;
the lobes extend longitudinally along at least a portion of a back side of the fluid impermeable barrier and include a valley therebetween; and
lateral ends of the labial flanges rotate away from the apex when the lobes are pinched due to tension applied across the fluid impermeable barrier; and
engaging the retention means of the fluid collection device includes bending or pinching the lobes of the fluid collection device and releasing the lobes when the labial flanges thereof are positioned on the labia of the wearer.