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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1994
Donald A Coelho, Jr, Bellingham, MA (US);
The Kendall Company, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention features a fluid drainage element which includes a housing having integral front and side walls and a back wall adapted to fit in fluid communication with a urine collection bag, the walls defining a chamber in the housing. The housing also contains a tubular section integral with the front wall, the tubular section including an inner wall defining a lumen which is in fluid communication with the chamber. The inner wall includes one or more ribs arranged circumferentially and shaped so as to maximize the cross-sectional area of the inner wall, act as an integral tubing stop, and additionally to promote capillary flow of fluid through the tubular section and into the chamber.