External urinary catheter
OwnerEdmund Del Guercioinventor
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Abstract
An external catheter for attachment to the urethra is disclosed which includes a flow tube having a first and second end, the flow tube at the first end being funnel shaped, a spongy covering attached to the funnel shaped end for sealing an area around the urethra, said spongy covering being shaped so as to conform to the area surrounding the urethra, a skin adhesive for securing the spongy covering to the area surrounding the urethra and a fluid collector connected to said second end of said flow tube.
Claims12
A female external catheter for attachment to the urethra comprising:
- an attachment portion for engagement with the urethra, said attachment portion having a funnel shaped receiving end sized to encompass the urethra;
- a spongy covering attached to said funnel shaped receiving end for sealing the area immediately around the urethra;
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- a flow tube having two ends, said flow tube connected at one end to said funnel shaped receiving end.
An external catheter for attachment to the urethra comprising:
- a flow tube having a first and second end, said flow tube at the first end being funnel shaped;
- a spongy covering attached to said funnel shaped end, said spongy covering being shaped so as to conform to the area immediately surrounding the urethra;
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- collection means connected to said second end of said flow tube.
A male external catheter for attachment to the penis comprising:
- an attachment portion for engagement with the penis said attachment portion having a funnel shaped receiving end dimensioned for immediate surrounding engagement with the urethra of the penis;
- a spongy covering attached to said funnel shaped receiving end for sealing the area around the penis;
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- a flow tube having two ends, said flow tube connected at one end to said funnel shaped receiving end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.