Disclosed embodiments relate to a collection device for bodily fluids comprising a tubular material with a first end and second end. A portion of the first end is configured to be secured to a user and the tubular material may be folded over itself to form a first sheath and a second sheath. In some applications, the fluid collection devices described may be secured to a user using interlocking loops.

A novel blood collection device is described to secure a needle in place in a placenta or umbilical cord to prevent needle stick before, during, and after cord blood collection procedure.

A post-partum hemorrhage monitoring system has a fluid collection funnel having a opening configured to receive post-partum hemorrhaging, an open distal end, a base, an interior configured to receive postpartum hemorrhage, a lip extending exteriorly from the open proximal end, an anterior surface configured to be placed adjacent an anterior vaginal wall of a patient, a posterior surface configured to be placed adjacent a posterior vaginal wall of a patient and a stem having a lumen extending from an open distal end of the funnel. The anterior surface tapers from the lip to and through the base, the posterior surface has substantially no taper from the lip to and through the base to provide a flattened flow path, and the stem is offset from the geometric center of the fluid collection funnel.

A personal hygiene product with a digital element is described. In one embodiment, a conductive sensor assembly is disposed within the personal hygiene product that includes one or more moisture sensors that generate a resistive and/or capacitive signal indicative of saturation of the personal hygiene product when in wetting contact with menstrual fluid.

The invention is a bodily fluids sample collection device comprising a planar elastic elongated frame member and has frame sides concurrently angling inward to a cup securing region, thereby having an increasingly narrowing frame width to a semi-circular cup holding portion, adapted to securely receive a bodily fluids sample cup disposed in an upright position for receiving a bodily fluids sample from a patient, and flexibly adapted for easy placement and release of the bodily fluids sample cup. The toilet bowl or the toilet seat freely supports the device, and handles enables the patient to grasp the device without touching the toilet seat or the toilet bowl, and away from the sample cup of differing sizes. The device may have a collection handle, enabling the patient to grasp the device away from the bodily fluids sample cup.

A vacuum pad may include a top layer forming a top surface of the vacuum pad; a bottom layer forming a bottom surface of the vacuum pad; and a plurality of spacers located between the top layer and the bottom layer such that an interior space is formed between the top layer and the bottom layer. The interior space may have at least one channel extending around at least one spacer of the plurality of spacers. The vacuum pad may also include an outlet tube in fluid communication with the interior space, where the top layer includes a plurality of holes. A vacuum system may include the vacuum pad along with a canister and a vacuum source for moving fluid from the vacuum pad to the canister.

Systems, methods, techniques, articles, garments and apparatuses for obtaining bodily information from menstrual fluid. A patch portion with a biosensor is placed within the garment or article in communication with the menstrual blood flow. The measured bodily information obtained from the menstruating woman is then transmitted either physically or electronically to a lab or others for further analysis.

A cord blood collection system is provided. The system includes a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion and lower portion defining a hollow interior. A peristaltic pump is disposed within the lower portion, the peristaltic pump having an input portion and an output portion. A reel member is disposed in the upper portion. A tubing member is movably coupled to the reel member, the tubing member being operably coupled to the peristaltic pump, the first end being configured to couple with a container, the second end being configured to couple with a needle.

Reusable garments and personal care products that have diagnostics embedded therein can be a 2-in-1 diagnostic and hygiene tool. In one example, a reusable menstrual pad with diagnostics embedded therein can serve as a low-cost detection tool for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in developing regions. The pad, e.g., cloth-based sanitary napkin, can house a diagnostic mechanism so when menstrual blood hits the surface of the pad while in use, the mechanismor testing stripcan process the blood to test it for HPV markers. The pad can address a complex problem by leveraging the monthly frequency of menstrual cycles to routinely test for HPV.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a smart menstrual cup comprising: a storage unit, a side of which is open so as to receive menstrual blood in at least one inner space thereof; a measuring unit for measuring menstrual blood received in the storage unit; and a control unit for generating a signal on the basis of measurement information from the measuring unit or processing information obtained on the basis of the measurement information.