ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,783, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to C. R. Bard Inc. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).
"External female gravity-based drainage" was invented by Kristin Louise Watson (Social Circle, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments described herein are directed to an external, female, gravity-based drainage system. The system includes a body having a front side and a rear side and a drainage tube extending from a bottom side. The body can include a finger groove disposed on the front side and configured to allow a user to grasp the body from the front side alone without any opposing force applied to the rear side. The user can then position the ...