Midstream urine collection device

A midstream urine collection device (10) comprising:

• a receiving cup (12) having a cavity therein, said cup having an opening into said cavity;
• an elongate cylindrically-shaped barrel member (28) secured to an exterior portion of said cup (12) and extending outwardly therefrom;
• support means (16a, 16b) carried by said cup (12) and engageable with a support surface to retain said cup (12) with the opening facing upwardly away from said support surface;
• a needle assembly (23) carried by a lower portion of said cup (12) and being located centrally of said barrel member (28), a channel (20) communicating between the cavity in said cup (12) and said needle assembly (23);
• and
• valve means (25) on said needle assembly (23) controlling the flow of fluid through said needle assembly (23).

A midstream urine collection device (10) comprising:

• a receiving cup (12) having a cavity with an opening therein, a laterally directed collar (14) integrally formed on said cup, a hub (19) carried by said cup (12) and projecting outwardly from within the confines of said collar (14), a channel (20) communicating between the cavity in said cup (12) and said hub (19);
• an elongate cylindrically-shaped barrel member (28) secured to said collar (14) and surrounding said hub (19);
• shield means (36) carried by one end portion (32) of said barrel member (28), said shield means (36) having a flat edge (38) for engaging a support surface;
• support means (16a, 16b) extending transversely to said cup (12) and lying generally parallel to said flat edge (38) on said shield means (36) and cooperating therewith to retain said barrel member (28) in an angularly upwardly disposed direction and to retain said cup (12) with the opening facing upward away from said support surface;
• a needle assembly (23) having a hub (22) on one end portion engaging with the hub (19) in said collar (14) and having a tapered point on the other end portion;
• valve means (25) on said needle assembly (23) controlling the flow of fluid through said needle assembly (23);
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• an evacuated container (46) having a puncturable stopper (50) which is removably inserted in said barrel member (28) in alignment with said needle assembly (23), whereby a fluid sample in said cup (12) can be drawn into said container (46) by urging said stopper (50) onto the point of the needle assembly (23) to open the valve means (25) and to draw the fluid sample into the container (46).

A midstream urine collection device (10, 110) comprising:

• a receiving cup (12) having a cavity therein, said cup having an opening into said cavity;
• support means (16a, 16b) carried by said cup (12) and engageable with a support surface to retain said cup (12) with the opening facing upwardly away from said support surface;
• an elongate cylindrically-shaped barrel member (28) secured to an exterior portion of said cup (12) and extending outwardly and upwardly therefrom;
• a needle means (23) carried by a lower portion of said cup (12) and located centrally of said barrel member (28), said needle means (23) comprising a tapered point cannula (24) projecting outwardly and upwardly from said lower portion of said cup (12);
• a channel (20) communicating between the cavity in said cup (12) and said cannula (24);
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• said needle means (23) being so constructed and related to said cup (12) that urine sample poured into said cup cavity will be substantially precluded from free flow through said cannula unless flow is induced therethrough.