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A device for collecting fluid discharged from female organs. The device includes a flexible pad having an elongated central opening to register with the female pudendum. Ridges are formed on the inner surface of the pad, on either side of the opening, and are adapted to exert pressure on the area bo

A device for collecting fluid discharged from female organs. The device includes a flexible pad having an elongated central opening to register with the female pudendum. Ridges are formed on the inner surface of the pad, on either side of the opening, and are adapted to exert pressure on the area bordering the labia majora to urge the labia to an open condition. Corresponding edges of the ridges at one end of the pad are spaced apart to provide a gap to receive the clitoris, while corresponding ends of the ridges at the opposite end of the pad are connected together at a junction which is adapted to engage the navicular fossa. In one form of the invention, in which the device is utilized to collect urine, a bag or receptacle is connected to the opening in the pad and the lower end of the receptacle defines an outlet that is connected through a conduit to a vacuum pump. A liquid sensor is located at the outlet and senses the presence of urine to start operation of the pump and remove the urine from the receptable. When used as a sanitary napkin, an absorbent material is located within the pad and communicates with the central opening so that menstrual fluid can freely flow into the absorbent material and be absorbed therein.

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A device for collecting fluids from a female patient\s genitals, comprising a flexible pad having a generally flat contour prior to application to the urogenital area of a female body and when applied to the external portions of the urogenital area assuming a curvlinear shape, said pad having a long

A device for collecting fluids from a female patient\s genitals, comprising a flexible pad having a generally flat contour prior to application to the urogenital area of a female body and when applied to the external portions of the urogenital area assuming a curvlinear shape, said pad having a longitudinal central opening and having an inner surface to be in contact with said external portions and having an outer surface, said pad further having a pair of longitudinal extending side ridge means on said inner surface straddling the opening for exerting pressure on the external portion of the urogenital area bordering the labia majora to urge and hold the labia majora in an open condition, corresponding ends of said ridge means being laterally spaced and non-connecting and together with said inner surface forming an open gap to receive the clitoris, and opposite ends of the ridge means being connected together at an upraised junction means forming a perineal ridge disposed to engage the navicular fossa, and collecting means connected to the outer surface of the pad for collecting fluid discharged into said opening from the female genitals.