APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING DISCHARGED URINE

Abstract: a system suitable for collecting and transporting urine away from the body of a person or animal may include an assembly having a fluid impermeable casing having a fluid reservoir at a first end, a fluid outlet at a second end, and a longitudinally extending fluid impermeable layer coupled to the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and defining a longitudinally elongated opening between the reservoir and the outlet. the assembly can further include a fluid permeable support disposed within the casing with a portion extending across the elongated opening, and a fluid permeable membrane disposed on the support and covering at least the portion of the support that extends across the elongated opening, so that the membrane is supported on the support and disposed across the elongated opening. the assembly can further include a tube having a first end disposed in the reservoir and a second, fluid discharge end.

Inventor(s): Robert A. Sanchez, Camille R. Newton, Joseph M. Forehand, Raymond J. Newton

CPC Classification: A61F5/4404 (Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge; {Portable urination aids} (absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, ; drainage appliances for wounds ; {emptying devices for urine bags }); Colostomy devices (adhesives for colostomy devices ; materials for colostomy devices ))

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