Fluid collection bag with a screen for a surgical drape

Claim 1

A fluid collection bag constructed of a flexible, fluid impervious sheet material comprising: (a) a front panel having a top edge, a left side, a right side, and a bottom edge; (b) a back panel having a top edge, a left side, a right side, and a bottom edge, said left and right sides, and said bottom edges being closed; (c) a first opening formed by the open top edges of said front and back panels; (d) an upper chamber in fluid communication with said first opening; (e) a lower chamber in fluid communication with said upper chamber; (f) a screening means located between said upper chamber and said lower chamber, said screening means comprising a line of adherence between said front panel and said back panel extending from said closed left side to said closed right side, said line of adherence having nonadhered gaps therein; and (g) a second opening means in the upper portion of said lower chamber in said front panel, said second opening being located immediately beneath said screening means and adjacent one of said closed sides so as to prevent direct flow of fluid by gravity to said second opening and to enable the insertion of fluid discharge means and the measurement and sampling of fluid.