System including suction regulator for automatically removing urine from a female patient

A system for automatically removing by suction urine voided by a female comprising:

• an external catheter configured for external disposition in fluid communication with a urethra opening of the female, whereupon urine voided by the female is received by said external catheter;
• a receptacle or canister for collecting urine and configured to be coupled to a source of suction providing suction having a first value;
• a suction regulator interposed between said external catheter and said receptacle or canister to regulate the amount of suction from said first value to a regulated value lower than said first value and to apply regulated suction at said regulated value to said external catheter, whereupon urine from said external catheter is carried through said suction regulator and into said receptacle or canister;
• and an adapter configured to be coupled between the source of suction and said receptacle or canister, said adapter comprising an inlet, a valve and a first connector, said inlet being configured to be connected to the source of suction, said first connector being configured to be connected to said receptacle or canister, said valve being configured to be in either a closed state or an open state, whereupon when in said closed state said receptacle or canister is isolated from said inlet, and when in said open state suction at said first value is provided from said inlet to said first connector and to receptacle or canister.