ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,663, issued on July 21, was assigned to PureWick Corp. (Covington, Ga.).

"Fluid collection devices including an enlarged base, and systems and methods of use" was invented by Ashley Marie Johannes (Statham, Ga.), Kathleen Davis (Atlanta) and Maria Renee Ramos Rodriguez (Florham Park, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Example fluid collection devices and methods of using the fluid collection devices are described. The fluid collection devices include a fluid impermeable barrier, an enlarged base, and a fluid permeable body. The fluid impermeable barrier has a first lateral dimension and at least partially defining a chamber, an aper...