Methods and apparatus for collecting body fluids
US11903866B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/4556
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for collecting fluids discharged from a urethra. An apparatus can include a housing with a rear and front portion a coupled together. A baseplate, inside the housing, includes an angled circumferential side surface adjacent to an inside surface of the housing, a main aperture, and a valve aperture extending through the baseplate. A discharge tube is coupled to the baseplate. An elastomeric tube extends from outside the housing to a termination point past the baseplate within the housing, the baseplate and the housing configured such that the collection tube is pinched and held in place between the baseplate angled circumferential side surface and an inside surface of the vented housing. One-way valves positioned in each valve aperture communicate air through the baseplate into the collection tube. A urethra tube, configured for collecting discharged urine, is positioned in a proximal end of the collection tube.
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