Patent ID: 8608719

Claim:
A disposable partially flexible surgical fluid catching container apparatus, comprising in combination: a triangular shaped portion including a rigid fluid collection portion for storing fluids, a flexible sealing portion for catching surgical fluids, an ergonomic handle portion for grasping and holding and a horizontal bottom portion; the rigid fluid collection portion including a rigid material for collecting surgical fluids from a wound during a surgery, the rigid fluid collection portion including a plurality of rigid protrusions protruding into the flexible sealing portion providing additional surfaces for applying pressure and control in holding the flexible sealing portion against a wound surface, the rigid fluid collection portion including a plurality of trapezoid shaped sides oriented at a pre-determined angle from the horizontal bottom portion; the plurality of rigid protrusions including a first rigid surface connected to the rigid fluid connection portion and one or more other rigid surfaces connected to and protruding into the flexible sealing portion, a combination of the plurality of rigid protrusions and the flexible sealing portion forming a smooth integral surface portion of the apparatus, selected ones of the plurality rigid protrusions forming a first rigid surface at a first end for applying a first pressure and control point for holding the flexible sealing portion against the wound surface and other selected ones of the plurality of rigid protrusions forming a second rigid surface at a second end applying a second pressure and control point for holding the flexible sealing portion against the wound surface, the plurality of rigid protrusions further applying pressure and control points for deforming and conforming the flexible sealing portion around a convex opening at an edge surface of a convex wound and for deforming and conforming the flexible sealing portion into a concave opening to an edge surface of a concave wound; the flexible sealing portion attaching to the rigid fluid storage portion and including a flexible, conformable material for conforming to flat, convex and concave wound surfaces and creating a seal between the flexible sealing portion and the wound surfaces to prevent leaking of collected fluids, the flexible conformable material varying in thickness from a first greater thickness on a first part attached to the rigid fluid collection portion and a second lesser thickness a second part for conforming to flat, convex and concave wound surfaces; the ergonomic handle portion attaching to the rigid fluid collection portion at a pre-determined angle comprising a pre-determined pattern specifically sized and shaped for comfortable gripping by a human hand, the pre-determined angle allowing accurate collecting of fluids into the flexible sealing portion from a wound during the surgery; and the horizontal bottom portion for standing the apparatus upright when placed on a flat surface.