US Patent Issued on July 28 for "Urine collection and drainage apparatus" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,998, issued on July 28.

"Urine collection and drainage apparatus" was invented by Yoani Falcon (Orlando, Fla.) and Barbara Valdez Hernandez (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A urine collection and drainage apparatus for draining urine from an individual includes a liner with a top surface and a bottom surface and being elongated between a pair of ends. A pad is coupled to the top surface of the liner, and a drain tube extends through the liner and the pad. The drain tube is in fluid communication with a top side of the pad, and the drain tube has an open distal end with respect to the pad which has a size such that the op...