ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,428, issued on May 6, was assigned to Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, Fla.).
"Osmotic sanitary collection bag" was invented by Charles Magee (Cairo, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An osmotic sanitary collection bag for collecting fluid discharged from the vagina during menstruation. The osmotic sanitary collection bag includes an absorbent sponge having a plurality of drainage apertures disposed therethrough. Elongated adhesive strips extend away from the sponge and are adhered to a first surface of a conventional sanitary device to secure the osmotic sanitary collection bag in place. A collection bag abuts the absorbent spo...