US 11,109,845 B2 · Urine test container for urine separation and infection control

Abstract

The present invention relates to a urine test container, Specifically, the present invention relates to a container capable of readily separating first urine while receiving whole urine in order to remove the inconvenience of discarding the first urine and putting the remaining urine in a container in a medical institution such as a hospital and a health care institution, because the quality of a test is decreased due to a plurality of epithelial cells included in the first urine in a urine test. A container for collecting the urine of a subject, which is one aspect of the present invention, comprises: a container for collecting urine; and a barrier film located within the container so as to divide the inside of the container, thereby separating a predetermined amount of the first urine, which is first collected from the urine, and the second urine differing from the first urine, wherein only the second urine is used in the urine test of the subject and the first urine and the second urine can be separated using the barrier film.

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Dependent claims

A urine container for collecting urine from a subject, which comprises:

a urine container for collecting urine;
and
a partition positioned inside the urine container, wherein the partition is operative to separate an initial amount of the urine from a subsequent amount of the urine;
and
a pocket to form a separated space inside the container that is folded to a side of the container;
wherein:
only the subsequent amount is used in a urine test for the subject;
when the force and/or weight of the urine exceeds a limit, the partition is caused to move;
and
the pocket to form the separated space that is linked to the partition, so that the movement of the partition is operative to spread the pocket out, forming the separated space separating the subsequent amount from the initial amount.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Urine test container for urine separation and infection control

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Urine test container for urine separation and infection control

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Abstract

Claims19