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US 6,592,560 B2Granted
Urine retention and collection devices for incontinent women
AssigneeMatthew G. LaPointe
InventorDaniel R. Snyder
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Abstract
A feminine care device for collecting urine including a reservoir defining a recess for receiving urine. The reservoir has a rim and flange configured for periurethral sealing and adhesion to the labia minora, respectively. A tab depends from the reservoir for engagement and adhesion to the anterior vaginal wall. A drain for selectively draining urine from the reservoir is provided.
Claims29
A feminine care device for selectively storing urine comprising:
- a reservoir or storing urine and defining a recess for collecting urine, said reservoir having a rim configured for adhesion to a periurethral surface, an elongated tab adjacent to the rim and upstanding from said reservoir at an angle corresponding to a vaginal axis such that only the elongated tab is inserted within a vaginal opening to secure the device in a stable position and a drain for selectively draining urine from said reservoir.
A feminine care device for urine collection and storage, comprising:
- a) a securing portion having a rim defining an inlet and configured to surround a urethra and engage a periurethral surface, wherein an adhesive applied to the rim creates a seal with the periurethral surface;
- b) a tab adjacent to the rim which is sized and configured for insertion into a vaginal opening to engage a portion of a vaginal wall adjacent to the vaginal opening to secure a position of the securing portion as a weight of the feminine care device increases from storing urine;
- c) an expandable collection portion depending from the rim and supported by the tab, the expandable collection portion for receiving and retaining urine passing through the inlet;
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- d) a drain in fluid communication with the collection portion for selectively discharging urine from the collection portion.
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A feminine care device for retaining urine comprising:
- a rim defining a recess for receiving urine, said rim configured for adhesion to a periurethral surface of a patient;
- a carriage depending from the rim for retaining the urine, the carriage being sized and configured for concealment and free movement of the patient;
- a tab upstanding from said rim for engagement within a vaginal opening of the patient, wherein only the tab is inserted in the vaginal opening;
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- a drain depending from the carriage for selectively draining the urine therefrom.
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A feminine care device for temporarily collecting urine comprising:
- a reservoir having a rim defining a recess for receiving urine and configured to sealingly enrage a labia minora of a patient, a storage portion depending from the rim for collecting the urine, and a flange adjacent to and surrounding the rim for securing the rim in place;
- a first adhesive on the rim;
- a second adhesive on the flange, wherein the first and second adhesives are different;
- a tab adjacent to the rim and upstanding from the reservoir at an angle approximately that of a vaginal axis of the patient for engagement within a vaginal opening;
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- a drain for selectively draining urine from the reservoir.
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A feminine pare device for collecting urine from a female comprising:
- a reservoir defining a recess for receiving urine, said reservoir having a malleable rim configured for engagement to a periurethral surface, an elongated tab adjacent to the rim and upstanding from said reservoir for insertion within a vaginal opening of the female to secure the device in a stable position and a drain for selectively draining urine from said reservoir, wherein the elongated tab has a plurality of hinges to allow the tab to conform to the vaginal opening.
A feminine care device for retaining urine comprising:
- a rim defining a recess for receiving urine, said rim being malleable to readily conform to an anatomy of a patient;
- a carriage depending from the rim for retaining the urine, the carriage being sized and configured for concealment and free movement of the patient;
- reticulated polyurethane foam within the carriage for preventing sloshing of the urine;
- a tab upstanding from said rim for engagement within a vaginal opening of the patient;
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- a drain depending from the carriage for selectively draining the urine therefrom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.