Urine collection system for males utilizing a flexible external catheter and vacuum assistance
OwnerArthur Esguerra Forralinventor
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Abstract
An improved urine collection system for males comprising an elastic waistband (12), a sheath support member (14), a flexible removable and replaceable catheter assembly (20), means to releasably secure the flexible external catheter assembly (20) to the sheath support member (14), a substantially rigid urine receptacle assembly (40), means to induce a partial vacuum, a first tubing (37) providing fluid communication between the catheter assembly (20) and the urine receptacle assembly (40), and a second tubing (52) providing vacuum communication between the vacuum means and the urine receptacle assembly (40).
Claims4
A urine collection system for males utilizing a flexible external catheter and vacuum assistance comprising:
- a. a waistband
- b. a sheath support member attached to said waistband, said sheath support member including a first aperture, said sheath support member also including a first attachment assembly positioned circumferentially around said first aperture,
- c. a flexible removable and replaceable catheter assembly, said catheter assembly including a penile sheath body sized loosely to overfit the penis, said catheter assembly including a second aperture through which a penis is inserted, said catheter assembly including a second attachment assembly complementary to said first attachment assembly, said penile sheath body including a substantial number of vacuum relief holes adjacent to said second attachment assembly, said catheter assembly including a tapered extension portion connected to said penile sheath body, said tapered extension portion including a drain tip for draining urine from said catheter assembly,
- d. means to releasably secure said first attachment assembly to said second attachment assembly,
- e. a substantially rigid urine receptacle assembly, said receptacle assembly including an inlet port in fluid communication with said tapered extension portion of said penile sheath, said receptacle assembly including a vacuum port located at the top of said receptacle assembly, and
- f. means to induce a partial vacuum at said vacuum port of said receptacle assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.