Surgery – Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material – Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive...
Patent
1986-01-14
1987-09-08
Rosenbaum, C. Fred
Surgery
Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material
Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive...
A61F 544
Patent
active
046921605
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
The invention relates to a urine collector for incontinent women.
Background of the Invention
The problem of collecting urine coming uncontrolled from the bladder and urethra is quite different and much more complex for incontinent women than for men, since for the latter a collecting bag may be simply inverted over the penis.
Because in women the urethra ends between the inner labia (labia minora) where it is not possible to readily attach a collecting bag or other collector, incontinent women have heretofore had to resort to diapers or similar aids. Known collectors, e.g. according to Jap. Pat. No. 1,062,936 or similar contrivances, have proven impractical to manage and/or uncomfortable to wear, as well as being frequently leaky. Further, many find it objectionable to carry to wear an anal stimulator (according to still another known proposal) to employ such to stimulate, among other things, the bladder-closing muscle, so as to overcome the incontinence.
Accordingly, the underlying problem of the invention is to devise a urine collector for incontinent women which is easy to manipulate, is minimally irritating when worn for extended periods, and is maximally secure (i.e., nonleaking) in all situations.
According to the invention this problem is solved by a urine collector as recited in the accompanying claims.
Advantageous variants of embodiments of an inventive urine collector will now be described in detail, with reference to the drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a front view of an inventive urine collector with basic accessories, being worn by a woman;
FIG. 2 is a view of the same, from behind and at an angle;
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross sectional view through the lower torso of a woman wearing the urine collector, of FIG. 1 which collector is also shown in cross section;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a woman's perineal region, with urine collector which is to be applied, which collector is also shown in a perspective view;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view, from behind, of a urine collector according to FIG. 1 in position as worn abdominally;
FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of a first variant embodiment of an inventive urine collector, which collector is being worn;
FIG. 7 is a cross sectional view of a second variant embodiment of an inventive urine collector, which collector is being worn;
FIG. 8 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of a urine collector according to FIG. 6;
FIG. 9 is a plan view of the urine collector of FIG. 8, in the direction of arrow IX;
FIGS. 10 to 13 are cross sectional views of the urine collector according to FIG. 8, along lines X--X, XI--XI, XII--XII, and XIII--XIII, respectively;
FIG. 14 is a perspective partial cross sectional view of a third variant embodiment of an inventive urine collector;
FIG. 15 is a plan view of the urine collector of FIG. 14;
FIGS. 16 and 17 are longitudinal cross sectional views of details of the embodiment of FIG. 14;
FIG. 18 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the urine collector of FIG. 15, along the line XVIII--XVIII;
FIG. 19 respectively is a cross sectional view of the same urine collector, along lines XIX--XIX of FIGS. 18 and 21;
FIGS. 20, 21 and 22 are enlarged views of details of FIGS. 15, 18, and 19;
FIG. 23 is a bottom view of the variant embodiment of FIG. 14, with a part of the collecting space partially broken away;
FIG. 24 is a perspective, partial cross sectional view of a fourth variant embodiment of an inventive urine collector;
FIG. 25 is a plan view of the embodiment of FIG. 24; and
FIG. 26 is a longitudinal cross sectional view of the urine collector of FIG. 25, along line XXVI--XXVI.
Description of The Preferred Embodiment
In FIG. 1 the inventive urine collector is shown in its operative position worn abdominally by a woman. Parts of the collector are shown only with dotted lines, being hidden by one of the woman's thighs and her lower torso. The following general parts of the inventive urine collector, along with the associated accessory means, are shown in this FIG. 1: The urine colle
REFERENCES:
patent: 3194238 (1965-07-01), Breece
patent: 3349768 (1967-10-01), Keane
Kruter J. L.
Rosenbaum C. Fred
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