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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1994
Ruth E Young, Escondido, CA (US);
Daniel L Young, Escondido, CA (US);
Richard E Warrick, Encinitas, CA (US);
Clarence A Cassidy, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Terry H Cassidy, Carlsbad, CA (US);
American Innotek, Inc., San Marcos, CA (US);
Abstract
A containment and disposal system for human bodily fluids includes a bag and a holster that allows a user to quickly and easily remove and replace the bag. The bag includes an envelope having a hollow interior, an opening for receiving the bodily fluids from a catheter via a one-way valve, and hydrophilic material within the bag that rapidly gels bodily fluids in the bag upon contact. Prior to and during gellation, the one-way valve inhibits escape of the bodily fluids. The gellation sequesters the bodily fluids, and the gelled material further facilitates closure of the one-way valve. The hydrophilic material may include a polymer that is activated upon contact with the bodily fluids.