Fluidic connection system and method

A fluidic connection system, which comprises:

• (a) covering means with a contact surface and an outer surface, said covering means including:
• (1) first and second panels each having a perimeter and an edge;
• (2) each said panel having inner contact surface and an outer surface;
• (3) a seam extending transversely across said connection system and extending outwardly from said outer surfaces of said panels, said seam comprising said panels being connected together at their respective contact surfaces adjacent to their respective edges and said seam having opposite ends;
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• (4) a tube opening extending through said seam between said panel contact surfaces and intermediate said seam ends, said tube opening extending between and open at said adjacent panel edges and at said contact surfaces;
• (b) adhesion means on said contact surface for releasably attaching said covering means;
• (c) said covering means having an interior portion with an opening extending between and open at the contact and outer surfaces thereof;
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• (d) tube means having a proximate end extending through said opening and terminating adjacent said contact surface and a distal end located outwardly from said outer surface, said tube means fluidically communicating with said contact surface.

A fluidic connection system which comprises:

• (a) covering means with a contact surface and an outer surface;
• (b) adhesion means on said contact surface for releasably attaching said covering means;
• (c) said covering means having an interior portion with an opening extending between and open at the contact and outer surfaces thereof;
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• (d) tube means having a proximate end extending through said opening and terminating adjacent said contact surface and a distal end located outwardly from said outer surface, said tube means fluidically communicating with said contact surface, said tube means including:
• (1) an opposed pair of longitudinally-extending slits;
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• (2) a pair of opposed end tabs each formed between said slits, said tube means proximate end being open between said tabs.

A fluidic connection system, which comprises:

• (a) covering means with a contact surface and an outer surface;
• (b) adhesion means for releasably attaching said covering means on said contact surface thereof;
• (c) said covering means having an interior portion with an opening extending between and open at the contact and outer surfaces thereof;
• (d) tube means having a proximate end extending through said opening and terminating adjacent said contact surface and a distal end located outwardly from said outer surface, said tube means fluidically communicating with said contact surface;
• (e) said covering means including first and second panels interconnected at a seam;
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• (f) said tube means including:
• (1) an outer, tubular sheath connected to said panels at said seam and having a proximate end, a distal end, and a sheath passage extending between said sheath passage extending between said sheath proximate and distal ends;
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• (2) an inner, tubular conduit extending through said sheath passage and including conduit proximate and distal ends and a conduit bore extending between said conduit ends.

A fluidic connection system which comprises:

• (a) covering means including:
• (1) an inner contact surface;
• (2) an outer surface;
• (3) a first panel including a perimeter and an edge;
• (4) a second panel including a perimeter and an edge;
• (5) each said panel having an inner contact surface and an outer surface;
• (6) a seam extending transversely across said connection system and comprising said panels being connected together at their respective edges, said seam having opposite ends;
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• (7) a tube opening extending through said seam between said panel contact surfaces and intermediate said seam ends, said tube opening extending between and open at said adjacent panel edges and at said contact surfaces;
• (b) an adhesive coating on said panel contact surfaces;
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• (c) tube means including:
• (1) a proximate end extending through said tube opening and terminating adjacent said skin contact surface, said proximate end having an opposed pair of longitudinally-extending slits and a pair of opposed end tabs each formed between said slits, said tube means proximate end being open between said tabs.

A condom catheter for attachment to a penis, which includes:

• (a) a membrane including:
• (1) an inner, skin contact surface;
• (2) an outer surface;
• (3) a first panel including an edge strip and a perimeter;
• (4) a second panel including an edge strip and a perimeter;
• (5) a seam extending transversely across said membrane and comprising said panel edge strips attached together;
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• (6) a tube opening extending through said seam between said membrane inner and outer surfaces;
• (b) adhesive on said panel inner contact surfaces;
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• (c) tube means including a proximate end extending through said tube opening and a distal end, said tube means including a passage extending between and open at said ends.

A method of catheterizing a penis, which comprises the steps of:

• (a) adhering a membrane comprising first and second panels each including a skin contact surface, an outer surface and a perimeter with an edge to the penis;
• (b) forming a seam with opposite ends and extending transversely across said membrane by adhesively engaging said panel contact surfaces along respective strips adjacent to said edges thereof;
• (c) providing an opening open at said panel edges and at said contact surface between said interconnected strips and intermediate said seam opposite ends;
• (d) extending a sheath with a proximate end having an opposed pair of longitudinally-extending slits forming an opposed pair of tabs through said tube opening;
• (e) positioning a mouth open to a passage of said sheath and formed between said tabs at said seam adjacent to said skin contact surfaces;
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• (f) placing said tube mouth distal to and approximately in alignment with the meatus of said penis.

A condom catheter for attachment to a penis, which includes:

• (a) a membrane including:
• (1) penis contact surface;
• (2) an outer surface;
• (3) means for releasably attaching said membrane to said penis;
• (4) an interior, glans-contact portion;
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• (5) an opening extending between and open at said glans-contacting portion and said outer surface;
• (b) said membrane comprising a semi-permeable material;
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• (c) tube means including a proximate end extending through said opening and terminating adjacent said glans-contacting portion and a distal end located outwardly from said outer surface, said tube means including a passage extending between and open at said ends.

A method of catheterizing a penis, which comprises the steps of:

• (a) releasably adhering a semi-permeable membrane including a penis contact surface with a glans-contacting portion and an outer surface to the penis;
• (b) providing a opening open at said glans-contacting portion of said penis contact surface and at said outer surface;
• (c) providing tube means with a proximate end communicating with and terminating adjacent said glans-contact portion opening;
• (d) providing said tube means with a distal end in spaced relation from said membrane outer surface;
• (e) providing a passage through said tube means between and open at its proximate and distal ends;
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• (f) placing said proximate tube means end in proximity to and generally aligned with the meatus of said penis.