Urine sample collection device
US9155525B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/0212
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A urine sample collection device having a collection vessel for capturing urine from a patient, and an associated sample collection container portion for gathering the urine sample in an assured manner without the need for manual transfer. The urine sample collection device can be easily mounted inside a toilet bowl, so that the patient can deliver the urine stream to the toilet in the normal manner to produce the urine sample. The device avoids splashes of residual urine after the sample container is remove from the collection vessel, and a urine flow barrier shield for automatically accommodating the clean-catch method for delivering a urine sample.
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