Apparatus and method for female urine sample collection
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems, methods and apparatus for enabling a female user to hygienically collect a urine sample, the apparatus includes a container including a urine collection body for receiving a urine sample from the female user with and a separator mechanism for separating a first volume of urine of the urine sample to a first urine storage element and a second volume of urine of the urine sample to a second urine storage element, a lid for closing the container after the urine sample has been received and optionally a handle for holding the container.
Claims22
A device enabling a female user to collect a urine sample, the device comprising:
- a sample compartment for collecting a sample of the urine;
- and
- a first stream separator for separating a first stream of urine from the sample of the urine and directed the sample of the urine to the sample compartment.
A method collecting a urine sample from a female user, the method comprising:
- providing a device including a sample compartment and a first stream separator;
- directing a stream of urine from said user into said device;
- separating a first part of said stream of urine and directing it away form said sample compartment and
- collecting a volume of said urine stream subsequent to said first stream into said sample compartment.
A device for collecting a urine sample from a female subject comprising:
- a saddle-shaped body including
- an expandable sample compartment configured expand to receive a urine sample;
- a vacuum extractor port opening to said sample compartment and configured for draining said urine sample directly from said sample compartment to a vacuum sampler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.