Urine collecting device for patients in wheelchairs
OwnerJoseph R. Windauerinventor
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Abstract
A urine collection and storage device adapted to be fitted to wheelchairs for non-ambulatory patients comprising means to collect the urine in one of two collection pans immediately below the sitting patient where the collection arms direct the collected urine to a rear storage facility. The urine may be collected at either end of the wheelchair seat, or preferably near the central portion of the seat. Collection near the central portion is permitted if the seat is an open weave material, or by puncturing the seat to allow passage of the urine from the patient to the collection means immediately below.
Claims6
A urine collection and storage device for patients in wheelchairs of the type having a seat, centrally located vertical structural crossed pivoted members below the wheelchair seat, and rear structural members, said device comprising means to collect the urine, said collection means having an elongated flat surface bifurcated to form two extending fingers, said fingers adapted to engage and reside on opposite sides of the crossed pivoted structural members of the wheelchair;
- and means to store the urine so collected, said urine storage means attached to said urine collection means to so receive urine from said urine collection means, said urine storage means including means adapted to engage the rear structural members of the wheelchair;
- said urine collection means fingers engaging the crossed pivoted structural members and the urine storage means engaging the wheelchair rear structural members so constructed to provide a front-to-back tilt of the collection and storage means whereby urine collected will drain to the storage means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.