Urine collection apparatus

Claim 2

A urine collection apparatus comprising a bag formed of thin flexible plastic material having a urine-receiving opening at its top end portion, adhesive means surrounding said urine-receiving opening to adhesively sealingly secure said bag to a patient in a position to receive urine through said opening with the bag sealed to the patient's skin around said opening, an upstanding urine-receiving precision graduated volumetric measurement container, air pump means, drainage conduit means communicatively connecting the lower end portion of the bag to the top end portion of said upstanding container, air circulation conduit means communicatively connecting the top end portion of said container to the inlet of said air pump means, air supply conduit means communicatively connecting the outlet of said air pump means to the top end portion of said bag, whereby to provide air flow downwardly through said bag to induce suction therein and to draw urine voided by the patient through said opening into said upstanding container through said drainage conduit means and to keep the interior of said bag dry, and refrigerated support means supportingly receiving said upstanding container.

Claim 3

A urine collection apparatus comprising a bag formed of thin flexible plastic material having a urine-receiving opening at its top end portion, adhesive means surrounding said urine-receiving opening to adhesively sealingly secure said bag to a patient in a position to receive urine through said opening with the bag sealed to the patient's skin around said opening, an upstanding urine-receiving graduated volumetric measurement container, air pump means, drainage conduit means communicatively connecting the lower end portion of the bag to the top end portion of said upstanding container, air circulation means communicatively connecting the top end portion of said container to the inlet of said air pump means, air supply conduit means communicatively connecting the outlet of said air pump means to the top end portion of said bag, whereby to provide air flow downwardly through said bag to induce suction therein and to draw urine voided by the patient through said opening into said upstanding container through said drainage conduit means and to keep the interior of said bag dry, and a vessel containing refrigerating material supportingly receiving said graduated receptacle.

Claim 4

A urine collection apparatus comprising a bag formed of thin flexible plastic material having a urine-receiving opening at its top end portion, adhesive means surrounding said urine-receiving opening to adhesively sealingly secure said bag to a patient in a position to receive urine through said opening with the bag sealed to the patient's skin around said opening, an upstanding urine-receiving graduated volumetric measurement container, air pump means, drainage conduit means communicatively connecting the lower end portion of the bag to the top end portion of said upstanding container, air circulation means communicatively connecting the top end portion of said container to the inlet of said air pump means, air supply conduit means communicatively connecting the outlet of said air pump means to the top end portion of said bag, whereby to provide air flow downwardly through said bag to induce suction therein and to draw urine voided by the patient through said opening into said upstanding container through said drainage conduit means and to keep the interior of said bag dry, and a vessel containing refrigerating material supportingly receiving said graduated receptacle.

Claim 5

The urine collection apparatus of claim 2, and wherein said upstanding container comprises a substantially vertical graduated cylindrical receptacle.

Claim 6

The urine collection apparatus of claim 3, and wherein said bag is provided in its upper portion with a flexible downwardly-opening internal guide conduit leading from said urine-receiving opening to the lower portion of the bag.

Claim 7

The urine collection apparatus of claim 4, and wherein said means to secure said bag to a patient includes a card-like member secured to the bag and surrounding said urine-receiving opening and being adapted to be sealingly secured to the patient's skin around the periphery of said card-like member.

Claim 8

A urine collection apparatus, comprising a bag formed of thin flexible plastic material having a urine-receiving opening at its top end portion, means to adhesively sealingly secure said bag to a patient in a position to receive uring through said opening with the bag sealed to the patient's skin around said opening, an upstanding urine-receiving precision volumetric measurement container, air pump means, drainage conduit means communicatively connecting the lower end portion of the bag to the top end portion of said upstanding container, air circulation means communicatively connecting the top end portion of said container to the inlet of said air pump means, air supply conduit means communicatively connecting the outlet of said air pump means to the top end portion of said bag, whereby to provide air flow downwardly through said bag to induce suction therein and to draw urine voided by the patient through said opening into said upstanding container through said drainage conduit means and to keep the interior of said bag dry, and an ice bucket provided with a top cover having a central aperture, said upstanding container being supportingly received in said central aperture.

Claim 9

A urine collection apparatus, comprising a bag formed of thin flexible plastic material having a urine-receiving opening at its top end portion, means to adhesively sealingly secure said bag to a patient in a position to receive uring through said opening with the bag sealed to the patient's skin around said opening, an upstanding urine-receiving precision volumetric measurement container, air pump means, drainage conduit means communicatively connecting the lower end portion of the bag to the top end portion of said upstanding container, air circulation means communicatively connecting the top end portion of said container to the inlet of said air pump means, air supply conduit means communicatively connecting the outlet of said air pump means to the top end portion of said bag, whereby to provide air flow downwardly through said bag to induce suction therein and to draw urine voided by the patient through said opening into said upstanding container through said drainage conduit means and to keep the interior of said bag dry, and an ice bucket provided with a top cover having a central aperture, said upstanding container being supportingly received in said central aperture.

Claim 10

The urine collection apparatus of claim 6, and wherein said apparatus includes a portable tray member, and wherein said air pump means and said upstanding urine-receiving container are supported on said portable tray member.

Claim 11

The urine collection apparatus of claim 6, and wherein said upstanding container comprises a graduated substantially vertical cylindrical receptacle.

Claim 12

The urine collection apparatus of claim 8, and wherein said upstanding container is provided with a cork member in its top end, said cork member having a pair of rigid conduits engaged vertically therethrough, said drain conduit means and air circulation means being respectively connected to said rigid conduits.

Claim 13

A urine collection device particularly adapted for use with children, and for collecting precise quantities of uncontaminated urine, comprising a bag formed of thin flexible plastic material having a urine-receiving opening at its top end portion, means to adhesively sealingly secure said bag to a patient in a position to receive urine through said opening with the bag sealed to the patient's skin around said opening, said bag having a urine outlet at its lower end and an air inlet opening at its top portion; urine receiving and measuring means to receive and precisely measure the amount of urine passing into said bag; drainage conduit means to pass the urine from the urine outlet of said bag to said urine receiving and measuring means; means to provide air flow to said bag through said air inlet opening to induce flow of urine out of said bag and through said drainage conduit and to keep the interior of said bag dry, said means comprising an air pump and an air conduit passing from said air pump to the air inlet opening at the top end portion of said bag; and means to cool said urine receiving and measuring means.

Claim 14

A urine collection device particularly adapted for use with children, and for collecting precise quantities of uncontaminated urine, comprising a bag formed of thin flexible plastic material having a urine-receiving opening at its top end portion, means to adhesively sealingly secure said bag to a patient in a position to receive urine through said opening with the bag sealed to the patient's skin around said opening, said bag having a urine outlet at its lower end and an air inlet opening at its top portion; urine receiving and measuring means to receive and precisely measure the amount of urine passing into said bag; drainage conduit means to pass the urine from the urine outlet of said bag to said urine receiving and measuring means; means to provide air flow to said bag through said air inlet opening to induce flow of urine out of said bag and through said drainage conduit and to keep the interior of said bag dry, said means comprising an air pump and an air conduit passing from said air pump to the air inlet opening at the top end portion of said bag; and means to cool said urine receiving and measuring means.