A disposable absorbent device for collecting urine from an individual is disclosed. The device-grasping mechanism a housing in which a catheter or other medical device can be securely and rapidly attached or detached from the anchoring mechanism. The tubular band has a first section, having a first diameter, and a second section, having a second diameter. When a bridgehead server receives a message, it resolves the address of the messaging server to which the recipient client is assigned. Alternatively, the deformable medium may include a sensor, such that the sensor senses a measurement that is correlated to a value of a swing profile characteristic.