External urine collection device

An external urine collection device for urine excreted by a user through the user's external urethral orifice, the external urine collection device comprising:

• a sleeve having a sleeve outlet and an interface surface defining a sleeve inlet, the interface surface configured to be secured via an adhesive to an external surface of the user and to surround an external urethral orifice of the user;
• a cup removably coupled with the sleeve, the cup including a collection chamber and a urine outlet;
• a first pull tab on the sleeve at a first end of the collection device;
• and
• a second pull tab on the cup at the first end of the collection device;
• wherein the cup is releasable from the sleeve while the sleeve remains secured via the adhesive to the external surface of the user by a caregiver gripping the first and second pull tabs and pulling the second pull tab away from the first pull tab while the first pull tab remains proximate the user.

An external urine collection device for urine excreted by a user through the user's external urethral orifice, the external urine collection device comprising:

• a posterior end and an anterior end defined with respect to an anatomical orientation of the collection device when the collection device is worn by the user, with the posterior end positioned posterior of an external urethral orifice of the user and the anterior end positioned anterior of the external urethral orifice of the user when the collection device is worn by the user;
• a sagittal midplane configured to lie substantially within or parallel to a sagittal plane of the user when the collection device is worn by the user;
• a sleeve comprising:
• a side wall;
• a sleeve outlet;
• an interface surface defining a sleeve inlet, the interface surface configured to be secured via an adhesive to an external surface of the user and to surround an external urethral orifice of the user, the interface surface at a proximal end of the side wall;
• a flange at a distal end of the side wall, wherein the flange extends transversely from the side wall and the flange is spaced distally from the interface surface to define a finger gap therebetween;
• a cup coupled with the sleeve at the sleeve outlet, the cup including a collection chamber and a urine outlet;
• a releasable coupling between the cup and the sleeve, the releasable coupling forming a liquid tight seal for the flow of urine through the sleeve and into the cup;
• a first pull tab on the sleeve at the anterior end of the collection device;
• and
• a second pull tab on the cup at the anterior end of the collection device;
• wherein the cup is releasable from the sleeve while the sleeve remains secured via the adhesive to the external surface of the user by a caregiver gripping the first and second pull tabs and pulling the second pull tab away from the first pull tab while the first pull tab remains proximate the user;
• wherein the second pull tab lies in the sagittal midplane such that the second pull tab is pulled in a direction generally along the sagittal plane of the user to remove the cup from the sleeve;
• and
• whereby the first and second pull tabs reduce the pulling force transmitted from the sleeve to the user during release of the cup by the caregiver gripping the first pull tab to steady the sleeve relative to the user and pulling the second tab away from the sleeve in a direction generally along the sagittal plane of the user while the sleeve is held generally steady by the caregiver via the first pull tab.