ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,967, issued on March 11, was assigned to PureWick Corp. (Covington, Ga.).

"Fluid collection assemblies including an adjustable spine" was invented by Gregory Mann (Covington, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example fluid collection assembly includes a fluid impermeable barrier defining at least a chamber, at least one opening, and a fluid outlet. The fluid collection assembly also includes at least one porous material disposed in the chamber and an adjustable spine. The adjustable spine is configured to selectively change the shape of at least a portion of the fluid collection assembly. For example, the adjustable spine includ...