A fluid collector apparatus comprising an accessory housing having a communication channel, the accessory housing configured to be releasably coupled to a vented housing and configured to be coupled to a proximal end of a collection tube to couple the collection tube to the vented housing. The accessory housing can be structured to include a first cavity configured to receive the proximal end of the collection tube therein. The accessory housing can be further structured to include a second cavity and a third cavity, the second cavity positioned between the first cavity and the second cavity. In some embodiments, the third cavity is configured to receive a portion of the vented housing therein.
A61F 5/441 - Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge; Colostomy devices having deodorant means, e.g. filters
A61F 5/453 - Genital receptacles for collecting urine or other discharge from male member
A61F 5/455 - Genital receptacles for collecting urine or discharge from female member
Methods and apparatus for collecting fluids discharged from a urethra. An apparatus can include a housing with a rear and front portion a coupled together. A baseplate, inside the housing, includes an angled circumferential side surface adjacent to an inside surface of the housing, a main aperture, and a valve aperture extending through the baseplate. A discharge tube is coupled to the baseplate. An elastomeric tube extends from outside the housing to a termination point past the baseplate within the housing, the baseplate and the housing configured such that the collection tube is pinched and held in place between the baseplate angled circumferential side surface and an inside surface of the vented housing. One-way valves positioned in each valve aperture communicate air through the baseplate into the collection tube. A urethra tube, configured for collecting discharged urine, is positioned in a proximal end of the collection tube.
A61F 5/441 - Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge; Colostomy devices having deodorant means, e.g. filters
A61F 5/44 - Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge; Colostomy devices
A61F 5/453 - Genital receptacles for collecting urine or other discharge from male member
A61F 5/455 - Genital receptacles for collecting urine or discharge from female member
A urethral catheter having a flexible body with a first lumen, the body having a proximal and distal end, the body including a tip at the proximal end and a base at the distal end, an evacuation hole on the body offset from the catheter tip and in fluid communication with the first lumen, a proximity sensor positioned on the tip configured to generate a signal indicative of the distance from the sensor to a tissue surface, a circuit comprising a controller in the base, an indicator in the base, and a communication channel connecting the sensor and the controller, wherein the controller is configured to receive the signal from the sensor via the communication channel, and acuate the indicator for providing information relating to the distance from the tip of the catheter to a tissue surface, and a port on the base in fluid communication with the first lumen.
A61M 25/01 - Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
A method for collecting and analyzing urine at the time it is released uses a urine collecting tube joined with a canister. Suction is produced in the collecting tube to join the tube with a penis or to the exterior surface of a female urethra orifice. Once suction is achieved the collecting tube stays in place by suction action. When urine flows into the urine collecting tube a sensor triggers a vacuum pump to produce a higher level of suction to flush the urine into the canister where a level sensor determines the quantity of urine received. Various sensors in the canister determine levels of non-urine partials such as occult blood, drugs, salt, and other substances. When urine is no longer detected within the urine tube, the vacuum pump is turned off and a low-level vacuum remains to assure interconnection with the urine tube.
A61B 10/00 - Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis; Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
Methods and apparatus for collecting fluids discharged from a urethra. An apparatus can include a housing with a rear and front portion a coupled together. A baseplate, inside the housing, includes an angled circumferential side surface adjacent to an inside surface of the housing, a main aperture, and a valve aperture extending through the baseplate. A discharge tube is coupled to the baseplate. An elastomeric tube extends from outside the housing to a termination point past the baseplate within the housing, the baseplate and the housing configured such that the collection tube is pinched and held in place between the baseplate angled circumferential side surface and an inside surface of the vented housing. One-way valves positioned in each valve aperture communicate air through the baseplate into the collection tube. A urethra tube, configured for collecting discharged urine, is positioned in a proximal end of the collection tube.
A61F 5/441 - Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge; Colostomy devices having deodorant means, e.g. filters
A61F 5/44 - Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge; Colostomy devices
A61F 5/453 - Genital receptacles for collecting urine or other discharge from male member
A61F 5/455 - Genital receptacles for collecting urine or discharge from female member
A method for collecting and analyzing urine at the time it is released uses a urine collecting tube joined with a canister. Suction is produced in the collecting tube to join the tube with a penis or to the exterior surface of a female urethra orifice. Once suction is achieved the collecting tube stays in place by suction action. When urine flows into the urine collecting tube a sensor triggers a vacuum pump to produce a higher level of suction to flush the urine into the canister where a level sensor determines the quantity of urine received. Various sensors in the canister determine levels of non-urine partials such as occult blood, drugs, salt, and other substances. When urine is no longer detected within the urine tube, the vacuum pump is turned off and a low-level vacuum remains to assure interconnection with the urine tube.
A61B 10/00 - Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis; Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
Methods and apparatus for collecting fluids discharged from a urethra. An apparatus can include a housing with a rear and front portion a coupled together. A baseplate, inside the housing, includes an angled circumferential side surface adjacent to an inside surface of the housing, a main aperture, and a valve aperture extending through the baseplate. A discharge tube is coupled to the baseplate. An elastomeric tube extends from outside the housing to a termination point past the baseplate within the housing, the baseplate and the housing configured such that the collection tube is pinched and held in place between the baseplate angled circumferential side surface and an inside surface of the vented housing. One-way valves positioned in each valve aperture communicate air through the baseplate into the collection tube. A urethra tube, configured for collecting discharged urine, is positioned in a proximal end of the collection tube.
Methods and apparatus for collecting fluids discharged from a urethra. An apparatus can include a housing with a rear and front portion a coupled together. A baseplate, inside the housing, includes an angled circumferential side surface adjacent to an inside surface of the housing, a main aperture, and a valve aperture extending through the baseplate. A discharge tube is coupled to the baseplate. An elastomeric tube extends from outside the housing to a termination point past the baseplate within the housing, the baseplate and the housing configured such that the collection tube is pinched and held in place between the baseplate angled circumferential side surface and an inside surface of the vented housing. One-way valves positioned in each valve aperture communicate air through the baseplate into the collection tube. A urethra tube, configured for collecting discharged urine, is positioned in a proximal end of the collection tube.
A61F 5/441 - Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge; Colostomy devices having deodorant means, e.g. filters
A61F 5/44 - Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge; Colostomy devices
A61F 5/453 - Genital receptacles for collecting urine or other discharge from male member
A61F 5/455 - Genital receptacles for collecting urine or discharge from female member
Methods and apparatus for collecting fluids discharged from a urethra. An apparatus can include a housing with a rear and front portion a coupled together. A baseplate, inside the housing, includes an angled circumferential side surface adjacent to an inside surface of the housing, a main aperture, and a valve aperture extending through the baseplate. A discharge tube is coupled to the baseplate. An elastomeric tube extends from outside the housing to a termination point past the baseplate within the housing, the baseplate and the housing configured such that the collection tube is pinched and held in place between the baseplate angled circumferential side surface and an inside surface of the vented housing. One-way valves positioned in each valve aperture communicate air through the baseplate into the collection tube. A urethra tube, configured for collecting discharged urine, is positioned in a proximal end of the collection tube.
A method for collecting and analyzing urine at the time it is released uses a urine collecting tube joined with a canister. Suction is produced in the collecting tube to join the tube with a penis or to the exterior surface of a female urethra orifice. Once suction is achieved the collecting tube stays in place by suction action. When urine flows into the urine collecting tube a sensor triggers a vacuum pump to produce a higher level of suction to flush the urine into the canister where a level sensor determines the quantity of urine received. Various sensors in the canister determine levels of non-urine partials such as occult blood, drugs, salt, and other substances. When urine is no longer detected within the urine tube, the vacuum pump is turned off and a low-level vacuum remains to assure interconnection with the urine tube.
A61B 10/00 - Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis; Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
