Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material – Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
Patent
1996-09-04
1998-12-01
Weiss, John G.
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
6043851, A61F 1315, A61F 1320
Patent
active
058430628
ABSTRACT:
A contoured nursing pad for absorbing fluid from a woman's breast including a first layer having a top, a second layer having a top, bottom, and middle, a third, annular layer having an aperture, top, and bottom, and a fourth layer having a bottom. The bottom of the second layer is secured to the top of the first layer. The bottom of the third layer is secured to both the top of the first layer and the top of the second layer. The middle of the second layer is received within the aperture of the third layer. The bottom of the fourth layer is secured to the top of the third layer and the top of the second layer.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the first layer includes a first area and a second area. The second area of the first layer includes a first plurality of non-uniform gathers. The fourth layer includes a first area and a second area. The second area of the fourth layer includes a second plurality of non-uniform gathers. The first areas of the first and fourth layers do not include any gathers.
The pad includes a circumference and a radius. The third layer is capable of expanding or contracting in any direction. The first and second plurality of gathers permit the pad to expand or contract only in a circumferential direction. The gathers are shaped so as to permit only a part of the pad to expand or contract while the remainder of the pad retains its original shape. The circumference of the pad expands or contracts while the radius of the pad remains constant.
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O Ki Yong
Weiss John G.
Yociss Lisa L.B.
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