Improved pad and pad tube connector for the management of urinary incontinence
CA 2122137 A1 · Owner: Davstar Industries, Ltd. · Inventors: Kuntz, David H.; Elson, Edward E.
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An improved pad and pad tube connector is utilized with a urine aspiration system having a vacuum pump and collection reservoir. The improved pad utilizes a perforated tube within its volume, and is surrounded by a wicking structure which wicks liquid away from the volume of the pad and towards the central perforated tube and frictionally engages the absorptive material in the pad to provide greater pad stability. The improved connector of the present invention engages the centrally located perforated tube within the pad at a point near the end of the pad as well as the, material surrounding the pad for a more secure attachment.
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- Filed May 27, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 27, 2012.
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