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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7186245 | Personal urine management system for human males Novel component devices for urine management systems including a novel collection device, a novel conveyance tube, and a novel storage container. The collection device, a novel male catheter, comprises a waterproof, thin-walled conduction tube surrounding the penis,... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7018366 | Vacuum assisted relief system (VARS) VARS (Vacuum Assisted Relief System) is a aircrew bladder relief system that allows the pilot, whether male or female, to urinate in flight with comfort and convenience. There are three principle parts to the system, The pump, the garment, and the receiver. A pump a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6922852 | Disposable female urinal A plastic film bag serves as disposable urine collection device especially suitable for female use. The bag has a resealable top opening. Adjacent the top opening along opposed long sides are two tubular members with an end aperture dimensioned for insertion of a fi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6592560 | Urine retention and collection devices for incontinent women 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 reservoi... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6537262 | Female urine collector An upright female urine collector having a horizontally accordion pleated rectangular shaped urine collection receptacle with a tube outlet, the tube housing a manually operated two way valve disposed to direct urine flow either to a sample reservoir cont... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6479726 | Sanitary device for urinary incontinent males A sanitary device which may be applied and connected to the penis of a man suffering from urinary incontinence to contain urine emitted involuntarily, the sanitary device including an absorbent sheath for wrapping around and enclosing the penis, the sheat... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6428521 | Female external catheter device A female external catheter device collects and then channels urine away from the human body to a collection drain. The device minimizes urinary track infections, nosocomial infections and reduces a patient's risk of infection complications. The device als... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6350256 | Shaped skin attachment means for a faecal collector A device for collecting body waste. The device has a bag with an aperture to allow entry of body waste. A flange permits the device to be attached to the body of a wearer. Upstanding from the flange is a projection for sealing against the body of the wear... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6296627 | Urine collection system A urine collection system for use by a person using a float tube comprises a flexible pouch housing a urine collection reservoir in fluid communication with the person. The pouch defines first and second openings, one for receiving a tube connected to the... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6186990 | To a human bodily fluid collection device and method of collecting and absorbing the same A collection device for human bodily fluids includes an expandable, liquid permeable and insoluble pouch containing a proper volume of hydrophilic material. This hydrophilic material allows quick absorption of such fluids and turns into gelled material. T... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6053905 | Self contained urethral catheter assembly with lubricating chamber A self-contained, self-lubricating catheter assembly is provided. A receptacle formed of two opposed flexible walls includes a main chamber and a lubrication chamber separated by a passage. A lubricant is provided in the lubrication chamber. A catheter is... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5957904 | External urinary collection pouch for females A female urinary collection device includes a receptacle pouch for collecting urine. The receptacle pouch includes a first area for securing adhesive strip to each buttock of a user to create a relatively rigid engagement of the device with the body. In t... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5941860 | Fecal pouch and installation A fecal collector which comprises an elongated, flaccid pouch having an entrance end; an anchor attached to the pouch entrance end to anchor the entrance end in the lower bowel, and; a positioner attached to the pouch in spaced relation to the anchor O-ri... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5911222 | Liquid removal system A liquid removal system having an interface device and a vacuum source are described. The interface device has a porous membrane with an entrance zone on one side. The vacuum source maintains a vacuum on the side of the membrane opposite the entrance zone... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5840055 | Disposable device for transfer of an active liquid into an intracorporeal cavity A disposable device for transfer of an active liquid into an intracorporeal cavity, having a central element able to contact the mucous membrane of an intracorporeal cavity; an absorbent peripheral element arranged around the central element that absorbs ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5797855 | Urine specimen and other body fluids collection device A device for collecting uncontaminated liquid specimens, particularly, urine specimens from adult females, adult males and pediatric males. The device includes an elongated flexible tubular conduit member having a funnel-shaped opening at one end to be in... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5792127 | Urine collection and drainage device A urine collection and drainage device comprising a chamber that contains a baffle. The device minimizes noises generated from sloshing urine in the chamber. Furthermore, when secured in a horizontal orientation relative to an individual's leg, the device... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5735835 | Female external urinary collection pouch A female urinary collection device includes a receptacle pouch for collecting urine. The receptacle pouch includes a first area for securing two strips of tape, one to each buttock of a user to create a relatively rigid engagement of the device with the b... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5678564 | Liquid removal system The liquid removal system of the present invention is designed to permit efficient liquid removal as needed through the use of an interface device. The interface device is provided with a membrane which has and is capable of maintaining a vacuum on one si... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5505716 | Embryo collector An embryo collection dish has a cylindrical sidewall with an inlet tube which communicates with an animal uterus from which the embryos are flushed. A lid is engaged with the dish and clamps a sheet of filter material therebetween. In use the filter is di... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5389181 | Feminine hygiene article and method An absorbent feminine hygiene article has an external absorbent pad for disposition against the labia majora of a user, and a nonabsorbent flexible sheath for extending into the vagina. The sheath intercepts body fluid in the vagina and directs it to the ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5387205 | Self-contained urine collecting device for use by females A self-contained urine collecting devise usable by females comprising a bottle in the shape of a hollow body having a closed end and an opening disposed at the end of an upwardly extending neck. Joinable to the open end of the bottle is an interface shape... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5282279 | Chair accessible toilet facility A footrest for use by a person seated in a wheel-chair facing a toilet facility includes an upper surface capable of accepting a foot thereon and slanting downwardly generally towards the front of the toilet facility. The footrest also includes a lip atta... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5263947 | External incontinence device An external incontinence device which reduces or eliminates maceration, skin irritation, microbial skin infiltration and infection, and urinary tract infection associated with conventional urinary catheters and incontinence devices is provided. The device... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5112322 | Emesis head appliance An emesis head appliance is made of clear flexible plastic or disposable material. The appliance includes a two-piece basin sized and configured to receive discharge from a patient and to fit snugly under the chin with side panels reaching upward to the t... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5087251 | Entirely disposable unitary urine draining bag and support harness system A one wall of a plastic urine bag is extended as a broad sheet terminating in a rolled-over belt loop. The belt loop is threaded by a fabric belt, which is secured about a patient's waist, permitting the urine bag to hang in the area of the patient's leg.... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5053027 | Female urine collection device The present invention provides a urine collection device for use by a female having a reservoir for receiving and temporarily collecting urine originating from the female. The reservoir includes a first opening end for insertion within the confines of the... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5049144 | Female urinary incontinence apparatus Pubovaginal appliances for the collection of urine from women suffering from incontinence includes a pad configured to engage the pubic region. A bifurcated support body extends posteriorly along the contour of the perineum and terminates in a pair of fle... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5004463 | Permanent receptacle for collecting urine from women A permanent receptacle for collecting urine from women comprises a tray (2) and an oblong bevelled funnel (5) which co-operates with the urethra; the tray has a raised lip (4) conformed to surround the female organs, inside which is located said funnel (5... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4955875 | Catamenial appliance Catamenial appliance having an outwardly spring biased flexible ring insertable into the vagina of a female and over the cervix, attached to a closed collecting sheath to contain and direct menstrual flow. The collecting sheath protrudes only slightly fro... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4875898 | Incontinence device for women An incontinence device for use by females wherein the device includes a forwardly facing internal leg, the internal leg having a curved surface dimensioned so as to conform to the anterior vaginal wall. The device further includes an external leg connecte... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4846817 | External urinary device for women The invention provides a urinary device which can be used with comfort and safety when walking, as well as when sitting or reclining, and is characterized as comprising an externally applied support device, and a periurethral adapter which acts as an outf... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4846816 | Male urinary drain system A female urinary drain assembly includes a waist band for encircling the waist of the wearer; a web of material suspended from the waist band so as to be located at the crotch of the wearer, the web having an opening through it; a urine collection funnel ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4799929 | Catamenial appliance Catamenial appliance having a spring biased flexible ring insertable into the vagina of a female and over the cervix, attached to a collecting sheath to contain and direct menstrual flow. The collecting sheath protrudes from the vagina and is releasably a... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4713065 | Urine-receiving system A urine incontinence device particularly for women is provided having an elongated urine receiving element made from elastic material. The receiving element is open on one side for receiving urine, and attached via a tube to a collection receptacle. The o... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4692160 | Urine collector for incontinent women having zig-zag walls In a part (2) comprised of a slightly elastic material, a collector structure (11) is arranged above a collecting cavity (19) provided with an outlet (7). The collector structure (11) is comprised of two side pieces (11a, 11b) in the form of zigzag-shaped... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4631061 | Automatic urine detecting, collecting and storing device A shallow collection vessel with liquid sensors and a resilient lip allows air around the genital-urinary area when not activated. Liquid urine in the vessel causes the sensors to activate a vacuum pump drawing the lip against the body of the user for a l... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4610675 | Device for collecting fluid discharged from female organs A device for collecting fluid discharged from female organs. The device includes a flexible pad having an elongated central opening to register with the female pudendum. Ridges are formed on the inner surface of the pad, on either side of the opening, and... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4200102 | Baby hygienic receptor An hygienic prosthesis or diaper for a baby comprising a kidney-shaped body having a pair of spaced containers for receiving urine and excrement. Each container has an inlet and an outlet. The inlets close around the human orifices to form seals. The outl... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4198979 | Urine collector for women A urine collection device for women comprising a one piece generally funnel shaped rigid collection means having a flanged wide orifice which orifice has flanged lip on the upper side thereof forming a seat thereon; sealant composed of a layer of a double... | 04/22/1980 |
