Urine guide device for females

Details Urine guide device for females Urine guide device for females

2002-04-15

2004-04-13

Lo, Weilun (Department: 3761)

Surgery

Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material

Receptacle attached to or inserted within body to receive...

C604S329000, C604S385010

Reexamination Certificate

active

06719741

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a urine guide device for females, particularly, to a urine guide device for females in urinating from a standing position, and further for wiping and preventing slopping urine.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Most of the traditional urine guide device for females is not available for portability, or not available for wiping and preventing urine slopping; therefore, it is important to have improvement. For example, the prior art of U.S. Pat. No. 5,267,988 discloses a non-invasive female urine collection device, which includes an elongated pad adapted to be positioned comfortably between the legs of a female patient and against the patient's perineal area. Said elongated pad comprises a flat, planar base having an outlet extending between an inner surface and an outer surface thereof. And the pad further comprises a flexible membrane positioned above the inner surface of the base and has an outer circumferential edged to the base. The flexible membrane has an inner circumferential edge that defines an open area therein, with the inner circumferential edge of the flexible membrane surrounding and adjacent, and attached to the inner surface of the base. The inner circumferential edge and outer circumferential edge of the flexible membrane are spaced apart from each other that a chamber is formed between the flexible membrane and the base. The chamber can be inflated and form a comfortable cushion. A portion of the flexible membrane adjacent the inner circumferential edge forms a flow channel that extends from an opening at an outer surface of the membrane to the outlet. The opening of the flow channel at the flexible membrane outer surface is adapted configured to surround the female's urethra. And the device further includes inflation means for inflating the chamber. The prior art has the function of draining the urine, however, it is more complex such as the high cost of some assisting means for comfortably using (the inflation means for inflating the chamber), besides, it is not foldable for carrying. All the above drawbacks avoid females to use it.
Moreover, it is a big problem for females to use an unclean toilet; therefore, they must be very careful when using the toilet such as balancing themselves over a toilet seat or clean the seat with many papers to avoid all contact with the seat. It takes time and resources (such as wasting papers). Besides, when using the public toilet might cause illness due to the polluted water in the toilet may be slopped onto the user when urinating closing to the toilet; thus, it is important to provide a urine guide device for females personal use only and using comfortably with standing position. Another urine guide device for females, such as U.S. Pat. No. 5,893,176, discloses a female urine device to direct the discharge of urine while standing, which incorporates an inner sealing ring adapted to surround and sealingly engage the exterior of the labia majority, an outer sealing ring lying adjacent the inner sealing ring and being adapted to surround and sealingly engage the exterior of the labia majority, and a funnel located below the inner and outer sealing rings and adapted to direct the discharge of urine. However, it is not foldable for carrying, besides, it doesn't has the function of wiping and preventing the slopping urine; therefore, it is not useful for females.
Please refer to the
FIG. 1
, which shows another conventional urine device for females. Traditionally, the urine device for females comprises a containing member
1
having a first opening portion
11
and a second opening portion
12
. When a woman urinates while standing, the urine may flow into the containing member
1
from the first opening portion
11
, and drain out from the second opening portion
12
. However, this device does not provide any means for preventing and cleaning the slopping urine. Besides, the shape of the first opening portion is very sharp, so it may cause the skin of the exterior of the female's pubic area getting hurt when the first opening portion
11
is surrounding and conforming to the female's pubic area. Furthermore it may not be used for changing the draining direction from the second opening portion
12
; thus, user has to use it in a specific direction.
Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty International Publication Number: WO 00/15166 “A disposable funnel-like urinary device for use by a standing female”, referring to the
FIG. 2
, it shows a conventional urinary device comprising a punched sheet of a relatively flexible for obtaining a foldable funnel-like arrangement
2
, particularly said funnel-like arrangement
2
including two identical rear rounded flaps
201
and
202
extending inclined with periphery of a larger end
21
for securing urine leakages which can result in the user's clothing being soiled. When a female user uses the urinary device for urinating, the urine flows into the foldable funnel-like arrangement
2
from the larger end
21
and drains out from a smaller end
22
, and the flaps
201
and
202
may provide securing means for preventing urine leakages. Such urinary device is foldable for portability; however, the periphery of the larger end
21
is very sharp. Thus, it is not useful because it may cause the skin of the exterior of the female's pubic area getting hurt when the larger end
21
is surrounding and conforming to the female's pubic area.
The U.S. Pat. No. 5,966,748, “Tinkle Safe” discloses a female urination device, please referring to the
FIG. 3
, which comprising a first end
31
having a opening for receiving urine, a second end
32
having an opening for discharging urine, said opening in said first end
31
being larger than said opening in said second end
32
. Said first end
31
having a flap
30
adjacent said opening in said first end
31
and a pad
301
being attached to said flap
30
for sanitary wiping. When a female user uses the urination device to urinate, that allows the user to urinate from a standing position and is a funnel shaped device with an opening at one end
31
that is contoured to the shape of female body and a second end
32
which is smaller than the first end
31
and has an opening to funnel the urine away from the user. In addition, the first end has a sanitary wiping pad attached thereto. Yet, the shape of the first end
31
is not conforming to the exterior of the female's pubic area and not having any security means, so it may cause the urine slopping.
SUMMERY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a urine guide device for females in urinating, which comprises a urine guide body made of biodegradable material having a first and a second opening portion for containing and draining the urine respectively, wherein said first opening portion is much larger than said second opening portion, therefore, when a female user is urinating, the urine will flow into the urine guide body from the first opening portion and out of the urine guide body from the second opening portion. The improvement of said device comprises a protruding rim extending adjacent to said first opening portion and closely and comfortably conforming to the exterior of the pubic area of a female, a bendable member for changing the direction of urine draining from said second opening portion, wherein said bendable member is positioned between said first and second opening portion, and at least a wiping pad made of absorbent material extending from the periphery of said first opening portion for wiping and preventing slopping urine.


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