US Patent Issued to PUREWICK on Dec. 9 for "Fluid collection devices adjustable between a vacuum-based orientation and a gravity-based orientation, and related systems and methods" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,104, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to PUREWICK Corp. (Covington, Ga.).

"Fluid collection devices adjustable between a vacuum-based orientation and a gravity-based orientation, and related systems and methods" was invented by James David Hughett Sr. (Conyers, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples relate to fluid collection devices, and related systems and methods. In an embodiment, a fluid collection device includes a fluid impermeable barrier, one or more openings, and a port. The fluid impermeable barrier at least partially defines a chamber and includes a proximal end region and a distal end region. The one or more openings a...