IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0088409
(2011-04-17)
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등록번호 |
US-8790320
(2014-07-29)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
51 |
초록
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A bodily fluid drainage assembly can include a fluid bag and one or more covers. The assembly can include one or more volume indicators from which an approximate volume of a bodily fluid that is retained within the bag can be ascertained. In some arrangements, a cover includes a volume indicator tha
A bodily fluid drainage assembly can include a fluid bag and one or more covers. The assembly can include one or more volume indicators from which an approximate volume of a bodily fluid that is retained within the bag can be ascertained. In some arrangements, a cover includes a volume indicator that defines an opening through which a transparent or semitransparent portion of the bag can be viewed.
대표청구항
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1. A bodily fluid drainage assembly comprising: a fluid bag that defines an opening through which a bodily fluid can enter so as to be retained within the fluid bag, the fluid bag defining at least a front face and a rear face, wherein at least a portion of the front face of the fluid bag is transpa
1. A bodily fluid drainage assembly comprising: a fluid bag that defines an opening through which a bodily fluid can enter so as to be retained within the fluid bag, the fluid bag defining at least a front face and a rear face, wherein at least a portion of the front face of the fluid bag is transparent or semitransparent so as to permit viewing of the bodily fluid therethrough; anda cover attached to the assembly, wherein the cover is movable relative to the fluid bag between an obscuring orientation and a viewing orientation while the cover remains attached to the assembly, wherein when the cover is in the obscuring orientation it is positioned in front of the front face of the fluid bag to thereby obscure viewing of the front face of the fluid bag from a position in front of the assembly, wherein the cover comprises a first volume indicator that permits viewing of a portion of the front face of the fluid bag through the cover when the cover is in the obscuring orientation such that an approximate volume of a bodily fluid within the fluid bag can be determined when a top level of the bodily fluid is visible through the volume indicator. 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the cover comprises a second volume indicator that permits viewing of a different portion of the front face of the fluid bag through the cover when the cover is in the obscuring orientation, and wherein the second volume indicator is vertically spaced from the first volume indicator such that a top level of a bodily fluid is not visible through the second volume indicator when the top level of the bodily fluid is visible through the first volume indicator. 3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the first and second volume indicators comprise openings in the cover. 4. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the first volume indicator defines a window that is fully encompassed by the cover and the second volume indicator defines a cutout region at an upper end of the cover. 5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the first volume indicator comprises one or more graduations that each denote an approximate volume. 6. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the fluid bag comprises a plurality of graduations that each denote an approximate volume, and wherein at least a portion of the graduations is visible through the first volume indicator when the cover is in the obscuring orientation. 7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the graduations of the first volume indicator are offset relative to the graduations of the fluid bag when the fluid bag is devoid of a bodily fluid, and wherein the graduations of the first volume indicator come into greater alignment with the graduations of the fluid bag as the fluid bag fills with a bodily fluid. 8. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the cover is attached to the assembly at an upper end of the fluid bag, and wherein a lower end of the cover can be lifted so as to transition the cover from the obscuring orientation to the viewing orientation. 9. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the fluid bag comprises a front panel and a rear panel that are attached to each other along one or more seams. 10. The assembly of claim 9, wherein the cover is attached to the fluid bag along one or more seams. 11. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the fluid bag comprises a front panel that is attached to a rear panel, wherein the front panel is transparent or semitransparent and the rear panel is opaque. 12. The assembly of claim 11, wherein the assembly is configured to obscure from view at least a portion of a bodily fluid when the bodily fluid is retained within the fluid bag and the assembly is viewed from a position at a side of the assembly. 13. The assembly of claim 12, wherein at least a set of lower corners of the front panel are printed with an obscuring pattern that is configured to obscure the contents of the fluid bag when the fluid bag is viewed from the side. 14. The assembly of claim 12, wherein the cover defines a convex shape so as to curve about the fluid bag when it contains a bodily fluid therein. 15. The assembly of claim 14, wherein the convex shape of the cover is created by one or more pleats. 16. The assembly of claim 14, wherein one or more of the fluid bag and the cover comprise one or more fasteners that can be used to provide the cover with the convex shape. 17. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the entire front face of the fluid bag can be viewed from the position in front of the assembly when the cover is in the viewing orientation. 18. A method of using a bodily fluid drainage assembly, the method comprising: providing a bodily fluid drainage assembly that comprises a fluid bag and a cover, wherein the fluid bag comprises a front face of which at least a portion is transparent or semitransparent, and wherein the cover comprises a first volume indicator;hanging the assembly such that the cover is positioned in front of the front face of the fluid bag so as to thereby obscure from view the at least a portion of the front face that is transparent or semitransparent, and such that, from a vantage point in front of the assembly, the cover obscures from view every part of the transparent or semitransparent portion that is not visible through the first volume indicator;coupling the assembly to a patient via a fluid line so as to permit a bodily fluid to collect within the fluid bag; anddetermining an approximate volume of bodily fluid that has collected within the fluid bag using the first volume indicator. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the cover is configured to transition between an obscuring orientation and a viewing orientation, and wherein said determining an approximate volume of bodily fluid is performed while the cover is in the obscuring orientation. 20. The method of claim 18, wherein determining an approximate volume of bodily fluid is performed without touching the cover. 21. The method of claim 18, wherein said determining an approximate volume of bodily fluid is performed without moving the cover. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein said determining an approximate volume of bodily fluid is performed without lifting the cover. 23. The method of claim 18, wherein the first volume indicator is fixed relative to the cover. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the first volume indicator comprises an opening in the cover through which a restricted portion of the front face of the fluid bag is visible when the cover is positioned in front of the front face of the fluid bag. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the first volume indicator comprises one of a notch and a window in the cover. 26. The method of claim 23, wherein the first volume indicator comprises a fluid level indicator that is printed on the cover. 27. The method of claim 18, wherein the assembly comprises an additional cover that cooperates with the volume indicator to provide information regarding an approximate volume of the bodily fluid. 28. The method of claim 27, further comprising, prior to determining the approximate volume of the bodily fluid that has collected, permitting the additional cover to move relative to the volume indicator as the bodily fluid collects within the fluid bag. 29. The method of claim 18, wherein the cover comprises a second volume indicator that is spaced vertically downward relative to the first volume indicator, and wherein said determining the approximate volume of bodily fluid that has collected within the fluid bag takes place when a top level of the fluid is above the second volume indicator. 30. The method of claim 18, wherein the cover is permanently attached to the fluid bag. 31. The assembly of claim 1, wherein, when the cover is in the viewing orientation, portions of the front face that are obscured by the cover from the position in front of the assembly when the cover is in the obscuring orientation are instead viewable from the position in front of the assembly.
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