Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material – Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
Patent
1997-09-25
1999-05-11
Clarke, Robert A.
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...
A61F13/15
Patent
active
059022965
ABSTRACT:
A incontinent brief moisture indicator is provided including a brief formed of a moisture absorbing material. The brief includes a top waist opening and pair leg openings. The brief has a front portion, a rear portion, and a crotch portion. Next provided is an elongated transparent sleeve with a front face, a rear face, a top closed end and a bottom open end. The transparent sleeve is coupled to the brief in a vertical orientation with the bottom end extending downwardly and terminating at the crotch portion. A moisture indicator strip is situated within the transparent sleeve such that a top end thereof is situated coincident with the top closed end of the transparent sleeve and a bottom end thereof extends through the bottom opening of the transparent sleeve and is situated in communication with the moisture absorbing material of the crotch portion of the brief. During use, the strip is adapted to change color upon the detection of moisture.
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