Receptacle Structured For Collecting Urine Or Discharge From Male Member (e.g., External Catheter, Etc.) Patents (Class 604/349)
  • Patent number: 8684984
    Abstract: A packaged incontinence treatment device includes a catheter and a package. The catheter has a distal tubular portion that is connected to a sheath with a portion of the sheath rolled to provide a proximal collar. The package encloses the catheter and includes a lower portion coupled to an upper portion by a hinge plate. The hinge plate is adapted to allow the upper portion to pivot away from the lower portion to provide an opened package configuration and to allow the upper portion to pivot toward the lower portion to provide a closed package configuration. The package has a retainer protrusion extending from an interior surface of the package that is engaged with the proximal collar of the catheter and retains the proximal collar in the lower portion of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Bork Bjerregaard, Marlene Corydon, Henrik Lindenskov Nielsen
  • Patent number: 8679092
    Abstract: A catheter assembly is provided. The catheter assembly includes a urinary catheter adapted for insertion into a urethra and a catheter package sized to receive the urinary catheter. The urinary catheter is configured to project from the catheter package to accommodate insertion into the urethra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Allan Tanghoej, Lars Boegelund Jensen
  • Patent number: 8672910
    Abstract: An external urinary incontinence aid in the form of a pelvic floor support sling has three components. A belt or girdle encircles the patient at or above the waist. An X-shaped elastic cross strap has hook/loop fastener strips at its ends to attach removably to the outer surface of the girdle, and hook/loop material at the crossing or intersection. A pressure block or pad is attached removably to the crossing portion of the cross strap, and presses against the perineum or pelvic floor, applying pressure to occlude the urethra and prevent or reduce involuntary leakage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Inventor: Kenneth M. Kaufman
  • Patent number: 8668683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a urinary catheter collection system comprising a urinary catheter, a collection bag neck, and a collection bag body. The invention particularly relates to a urinary catheter collection system having a detachable bag body, which allows a user the option to detach the collection bag body from the collection bag neck so that urine may drain from the catheter into a suitable container, such as a toilet, preventing the user from having to empty or dispose of a used urine collection bag body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Medical Technologies of Georgia, Inc.
    Inventor: John H. Golden
  • Patent number: 8651110
    Abstract: A condom, including a non-porous sheath member, having an open end and a rounded end, and shaped to cover the glans and body portion of a penis, and at least one rib having at least one outer portion and at least one inner portion, wherein the at least one outer portion is attachedly fixed to said non-porous sheath member, and wherein an inner cylinder formed by at the at least one inner portion is exclusive from said non-porous sheath member, and including at least one lubricant within the inner cylinder and at least one hole extending from the inner cylinder through the outer portion to provide for flow of the lubricant outwardly from the inner cylinder through the at least one hole pursuant to application of a predetermined pressure, wherein the at least one rib extends at least one of substantially from the open end to the closed end and substantially about a circumference of the non-porous sheath member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Inventor: Lap Shun Hui
  • Patent number: 8646451
    Abstract: A condom having an indicia disposed on the lower side of the roll when the condom is in the rolled configuration. Preferably, the indicia is a fluorescent marking disposed on the inner side of the condom disposed at a location so that, when the condom is in the rolled configuration, the indicia is visible from the lower side only. More preferably, the indicia is a ring-shaped marking extending about the inner side of the tubular body. In this configuration, a user holding a rolled condom can easily determine which is the upper side of the roll and which is the lower side of the roll. The user may then quickly orient the condom with the lower side facing toward the penis and unroll the condom in the proper direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Inventor: William Thomas Mistler
  • Publication number: 20140039431
    Abstract: Device for semen collection from boars consisting of a grip strip and a clamping fixture for a detachable fixing of the grip strip placed around the boar penis in a way that the necessary pressure for the ejaculation is exerted by the fixed grip strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ludwig O. Simmet, Brian C. Day
  • Patent number: 8608717
    Abstract: A urine collection apparatus includes a urine cover, a buffer member, and a pipe. The urine cover has an edge, a room therein, and an opening and an aperture communicated with the room, and a user's penis enters into the room via the opening. The buffer is connected to the edge of the urine cover with a connecting surface thereon to be in touch with the user's skin. The pipe is connected to the aperture of the urine cover to direct urine to a desired location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Chih-Hung Lai
    Inventor: Su-Lien Tung
  • Publication number: 20130317466
    Abstract: An external catheter device is disclosed which prevents infection arising from bacterial and/or yeast growth within the external catheter. To achieve such result, the external catheter device is coated with an antiseptic agent that is able to effectively kill and prevent the growth of bacteria and yeast. Additionally, the external catheter device may have an adhesive agent coating on its inner surface to prevent the condom from shifting while on the patient's penis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: ADAPTA MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventor: Jamie Glen House
  • Publication number: 20130253458
    Abstract: A sperm collector is provided. The sperm collector includes an insert having a penis insertion passage. The sperm collector also includes a container having an outer shell forming an inside chamber. The outer shell has at least one opening. The inside chamber is configured to accommodate the insert. The sperm collector also includes a top end cover capable of being engaged with the container. The sperm collector further includes an elastic pressing unit disposed on the outer shell and coupled to the insert through the opening on the outer shell. The elastic pressing unit is configured to transmit pressure to the insert through the opening on the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventor: Wei Wu
  • Publication number: 20130253457
    Abstract: Biological fluid collection. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems including a sleeve of elastomeric material and a receptacle coupled to the sleeve. The sleeve may include: first and second ends, each end comprising respectively a first and a second orifice; and a passage extending between the first and second orifices. The receptacle may include: a side wall and a bottom that define an interior volume and a height; and an entrance portion that defines an internal diameter, wherein the height of receptacle is at least half the internal diameter. The receptacle may mechanically couple to the sleeve such that the interior volume is fluidly coupled to the passage of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventor: Steven A. SHUBIN, SR.
  • Patent number: 8529529
    Abstract: A placental blood extractor consists of an outside box having plurality of plastic bags for compressing the placenta and mounted to the top of the box. The lower part of the box has possibility to use several different circularly movable plates for mechanically facilitating the flow of the blood in the collecting veins on the fetal side of the placentas toward the central main umbilical cord vein. The box has an opening in the central lower part of the box and the lower area mechanical tray for the umbilical cord to exit the box. Blood is collected from umbilical cord and is to be collected into commercial collection bags. The area of the bag for collection of blood may be under negative pressure to facilitate the collection of blood but also gravity force may be used for that purpose. Both, the first part with the compression chambers as well as the second part, the Collector of Blood have pumps and manometers controlled by computer in their operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventors: Branimir L. Horvat, Nevenka Horvat, Wayne G. Johnson
  • Patent number: 8529549
    Abstract: A catheter assembly allowing for non-contaminated insertion of the catheter into the urinary canal. The catheter assembly includes a urinary catheter, a catheter package and a sealing member. The urinary catheter defines a conduit and has a proximal end adapted for insertion into the urinary canal and an opposite distal end. The catheter package has a hose with a cavity for accommodation of the catheter, and a catheter outlet adapted to dismantle the proximal end of the catheter from the catheter package. The sealing member is adapted to provide a substantially liquid-tight seal between the catheter package and the urinary catheter while the catheter is being dismantled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Allan Tanghoj, Lars Bogelund Jensen
  • Patent number: 8500719
    Abstract: A catheter support comprising a pliant tubular structure of rigidity greater than the penis including a region surrounding the penis shaft, a region surrounding the penis head, and a substantially closed end having an aperture aligned with the penis terminal opening through which the catheter is received. The catheter support limits or eliminates catheter movement substantially radial to the axis of the catheter and thus radially against the inner opening if the penis head, substantially reducing or eliminating abrasion or other insult to the penis surfaces and tissue that interface with the catheter. One embodiment comprises 2 substantially identical elongated halves having longitudinal recesses and hinged together to close around the penis end and catheter providing the catheter support in a structure having improved comfort and wearability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Vermed, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Simpson, Jr., Dave Bacon, Henry Gauthier, Richard L. Kalich, Arthur F. Keating, Peter Sucharzewski
  • Patent number: 8500708
    Abstract: A compact portable container apparatus holds urine or other fluids safely and hygienically. Specifically, a container is provided that traps urine or other fluids when deposited therein. The container has one or more seals that allows the container to be sealed after use so that leakage of the container after use is minimized or eliminated. Moreover, the container has a generally horizontally disposed downwardly sloping passageway for the passage of urine or other fluids and an angled or arcuately-shaped wall for directing a flow or spray of urine or other fluids into a reservoir for holding the same. Moreover, the container has a window for viewing the contents of the container to determine the quantity of fluids contained therein. Alternatively, the container includes an absorbent material for absorbing the urine or other fluids. The container may be made from a soft, resilient thermoplastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventor: Lawrence Glenn
  • Publication number: 20130190708
    Abstract: The urine collection device (100) for a male user has a receiver (1) for receiving urine and a container (5) for collecting the urine. In use, the receiver (1) and the container (5) are in liquid communication. A proximal end (12) of the receiver has an opening (15) of a size and is provided adjacent a side wall (14). The receiver (1) is brought from a rest position to a receiving position by pressing the side wall (14) such that the size of the opening (15) is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: UROLOGIC APS
    Inventor: UROLOGIC APS
  • Patent number: 8491569
    Abstract: A catheter and method of use for bladder intermittent catheterization that helps equalize pressure between the catheter and the bladder and prevents air from traveling back into the bladder when the catheter is removed. The catheter has a distal tip that includes a reservoir which retains some urine drained from the bladder by the catheter that blocks the passage of air. Bladder spasms and pain upon removal of the catheter are avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Robert K. Anderson and Eunice Anderson Family Trust
    Inventor: Robert K. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8491552
    Abstract: An external catheter device is disclosed which prevents infection arising from bacterial and/or yeast growth within the external catheter. To achieve such result, the external catheter device is coated with an antiseptic agent that is able to effectively kill and prevent the growth of bacteria and yeast. Additionally, the external catheter device may have an adhesive agent coating on its inner surface to prevent the condom from shifting while on the patient's penis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Adapta Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Jamie Glen House
  • Patent number: 8486035
    Abstract: A medical undergarment system effective for supporting an ostomy system consists of a first diagonal catheter channel, a second diagonal catheter channel, a first vertical catheter channel, and a second vertical catheter channel. The system consists of tubing, a base undergarment, and a fluid bag. The medical undergarment system provides a comfortable yet stable ostomy system that can easily be slipped on and off by a user. The system enables convenient and easy removal of bodily fluid when using a catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Inventors: Hector F. Arce, Brian O. Mohika
  • Patent number: 8475422
    Abstract: The present invention is a sperm collector with squeezing function. It includes a soft rubber body provided with a penis insertion passage and a container body provided with at least a top end cover and receives the soft rubber body. When the top end cover and the container body are engaged, the soft rubber body is confined within a cavity formed by the top end cover and the container body. When the top end cover is disengaged, a front end portion of the soft rubber body protrudes out of an opening of the container body. A pressing means is provided at a middle lower portion of the container body. When using the present invention, the user could press the pressing means to squeeze the penis insertion passage of the sperm collector. Accordingly, stimulation to penis is increased and better effect of sperm collection is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Lover Health Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 8454569
    Abstract: There is disclosed a catheter assembly comprising a catheter and a receptacle. The receptacle has an elongate pocket, for accommodating at least an insertable end of said catheter, a urine collection bag, having a width extension wider than a greatest width of said elongate pocket, and at least two tab areas on at least one tab are arranged at the periphery of the urine collection bag on opposite sides of said bag. Further, in a storage state, said elongate pocket is folded over said urine collection bag, and lateral parts of said urine collection bag extending outside said elongate pocket are folded towards each other over said elongate pocket, said lateral parts being dimensioned to overlap each other in the folded disposition, and wherein said tab areas are arranged on said lateral parts and are attached to each other, in at least one point of attachment, to releasably maintain said catheter assembly in a folded disposition during storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Astra Tech AB
    Inventors: Kristina Kull-Osterlin, Ian Matthews, Peter Risberg
  • Patent number: 8449511
    Abstract: The ostomy receiving bag comprises a front wall (2) and a rear wall and has a top end and a bottom end. The top end of the rear wall is provided with an inlet to receive a stoma, and one wall is provided with at least one first half of a fixation pair (A), and the same effective wall after closure of the bag, if available, is provided with at least one second half of a fixation pair (B), such that when the first half and the second half of the fixation pair are attached, the volume of the receiving bag is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Birthe Vestbo Andersen, Soeren Hansen
  • Patent number: 8443809
    Abstract: A condom, including a non-porous sheath member, having an open end and a rounded end, and shaped to cover the glans and body portion of a penis, and at least one rib having at least one outer portion and at least one inner portion, wherein the at least one outer portion is attachedly fixed to said non-porous sheath member, and wherein an inner cylinder formed by at the at least one inner portion is exclusive from said non-porous sheath member, and including at least one lubricant within the inner cylinder and at least one hole extending from the inner cylinder through the outer portion to provide for flow of the lubricant outwardly from the inner cylinder through the at least one hole pursuant to application of a predetermined pressure, wherein the at least one rib extends at least one of substantially from the open end to the closed end and substantially about a circumference of the non-porous sheath member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Inventor: Lap Shun Hui
  • Patent number: 8444616
    Abstract: A generally cylindrical housing having interior and exterior surfaces has open front and open back ends separated by an axial length. An open cell polyurethane foam sleeve has a flat face positionable adjacent to the interior surface of the housing and an undulating face adjacent to the central axis of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Inventor: William Grant Roy
  • Patent number: 8425482
    Abstract: An elasticized flexible absorbent article for minor urinary incontinence is provided. The elasticized flexible absorbent article comprises an inner permeable hydrophilic layer, an absorbent layer having a first side and a second side, the first side of the absorbent layer at least partially bonded to the inner permeable hydrophilic layer, and an impermeable outer cover having a first side, a second side, and an elastic portion, the first side of the impermeable outer cover at least partially bonded to the second side of the absorbent layer, the elastic portion provided along an outer edge of the impermeable outer cover, the elasticized flexible absorbent article adapted to encompass an end portion of a male genital region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Inventor: Nayereh Khoubnazar
  • Patent number: 8394073
    Abstract: A male catheter and pump system includes an external catheter, a temporary collection reservoir, and a water pump. The invention may further include a user interface, a controller and a pump to drain excess urine for the temporary collection reservoir. An inlet spout located on the external catheter may be adapted to receive the waste fluid from a user such as a bedridden patient. A first tube is connected from the external catheter to the temporary collection reservoir and a second tube is further connected from the temporary collection reservoir to a dispensing reservoir for permanent disposal of the urine. A sensor and a one-way valve are located in the temporary collection reservoir where the controller automatically transmits signals to operate the water pump and open the one-way valve to dispose the urine into the dispensing reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Inventor: Leroy H. Williams
  • Patent number: 8388588
    Abstract: Here is disclosed a urine receiver. The urine receiver which collects urine of a wearer of the urine receiver under suction force has a container member provided with a bottom, a peripheral wall and flange. The container member has a suction tube which extends through the peripheral wall and has a urine suction port opening toward the interior of the container member and a urine evacuation port opening toward the exterior of the container member. The evacuation port is adapted to be connected to a connector of a urine suction means provided externally of the container member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Unicharm Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Wada, Miou Suzuki, Naruto Matsushita, Kiyoshi Toda, Yuichi Hirai, Masaho Hayashi, Hiroshi Uematsu, Toshihiko Uenishi
  • Publication number: 20130053804
    Abstract: An attachment member suitable for attaching a system to a male human being's penis, said system being suitable for collecting urine from a male human being, said attachment member comprising a substantially cylindrical portion which: comprises an elastic film material, has a first opening at a first end thereof and a second opening at the other end thereof, is arranged such that at least the glans penis of a penis could be arranged inside the substantially cylindrical portion with the first opening being further from the base of the penis than the second opening, and is at least partly rolled up to assume a ring like configuration in such a way that the first opening is located inside the rolled up portion and the second opening is located outside the rolled up portion, wherein the inner diameter of the rolled up portion of the substantially cylindrical portion is less than 45 mm when the elastic film material of the attachment member is not stretched and not rolled up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Securin ApS
    Inventors: Nicolai Sørensen, Brian Nielsen
  • Publication number: 20130046259
    Abstract: Control of handicapping liquids designed as a system for control of voluntary or involuntary loss of urine, and an control of menstrual flow in women. It is hermetic and has a washing and disinfecting option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventor: Mohamed Mokrane
  • Publication number: 20130046258
    Abstract: A male fluid discharge guard and collection device for use in connection with a male undergarment. The device comprises a cup-shaped pocket with a backside and a forward lip, the backside being attachable to a pair of male undergarments using an adhesive bonding strip, while the forward lip is extendable and retractable to provide an opening for which fluid may be discharged into the device. The pad provides a shield that prevents a male undergarment from being saturated or otherwise soiled by discharge from a male genitalia. The device may be utilized with undergarment briefs, boxers or boxer briefs using the same retention means and mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventor: Anthony Chambers
  • Patent number: 8366674
    Abstract: Apparatus for accessing a bodily passageway, the apparatus comprising: a flexible tube having a distal end and a proximal end, a longitudinal axis extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and a lumen extending from the distal end to the proximal end, the lumen being sized to receive matter to be transported through the bodily passageway; and an external thread disposed over the distal end of the tube, the external thread having a sufficient structural integrity, and a sufficient surface profile, such that when the tube is disposed in a bodily passageway, rotation of the tube about the longitudinal axis will result in longitudinal motion of the tube along said bodily passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Olympus Endo Technology America Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Frassica, Robert E. Ailinger
  • Patent number: 8357132
    Abstract: A urine capturing assembly includes a sleeve that has an upper edge, a lower edge and a perimeter wall extending between the upper and lower edges. The upper and lower edges define openings in the sleeve. A penis is positionable in the sleeve to direct urine from the penis toward the lower edge. A pouch has an open top end. The pouch is integrally coupled to the perimeter wall and the top end is positioned adjacent to the upper edge of the sleeve. A scrotum is positionable in pouch through the top end. A conduit is fluidly coupled to and extends between the sleeve and the pouch to direct urine held in the pouch into the sleeve. A collection bag is fluidly couplable to the lower edge of the sleeve to collect and retain urine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Inventor: Agatha N. Lekweuwa
  • Patent number: 8353887
    Abstract: A sperm collection device includes an open/close unit including two open/close members openably and closably supported about a hinge and core pieces supported by the open/close members. The core pieces are configured to open and close with the open/close members and to form an insertion space when the open/close members are closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Tenga Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsutomu Matsuura
  • Patent number: 8343122
    Abstract: The invention provides for a urinary monitoring device to monitor for the presence or absence of markers indicative of a urinary tract infection (UTI). The invention also provides for methods of using such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Inventor: Geoffrey H Gorres
  • Publication number: 20120330256
    Abstract: A urinary incontinence device is provided which includes a body, the body having a shell, and the shell forming a cavity adapted to hold genitalia. An absorbent, suitable for absorbing urine, is at least partially disposed within the cavity. A liquid-permeable liner is attached to the body in a spaced-apart relation to the absorbent to hammock the genitalia while maintaining a void space between the liner and the absorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Windstar Power Management, LLC dba in Ohio as Continental Dry-Works
    Inventors: Heather J. Wilcox, Nolan M. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20120316522
    Abstract: An external catheter includes a groin piece that is anatomically shaped to a user's pelvis and rests on the user's pelvis. A flange extends from the groin piece and defines an opening through the groin piece. The opening is sized to receive the user's penis therethrough. At least one indentation is formed at least partially around the flange. A removable tube is attached to the flange. The tube is sized to receive the penis extending through the opening. A locking ring is positioned in the at least one indentation to secure the tube to the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: MLP PRODUCTS
    Inventors: Ryan J. Carter, Kyle D. Miller, Aaron Brookhart
  • Patent number: 8303556
    Abstract: A device for men to manage the involuntary loss of bladder control, the device includes an upper portion integral to a lower portion, wherein the lower portion defines a retention body having a lower opening to access an inner chamber sized and shaped to accommodate the insertion of a male penis. The upper portion defines an upper hood having an open position and a closed position. A replaceable absorbent member is disposed on an interior of the upper portion, and an attachment member releasably secures the upper portion to the retention member such that the upper portion is in the closed position. The device further consists of a first layer having a plurality of vent holes positioned along the length and width of the first layer and, a second layer having a plurality of vent holes positioned along the length and width of the second layer. A plurality of dimples are sandwiched between the first and second layers that form a separation between the layers and provides ventilation to the inner chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventor: Wayne White
  • Patent number: 8298201
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an in situ cleanable filter for an ostomy appliance comprising a pathway for leading gases to a vent in an ostomy bag and a protective element contained in said pathway to prevent solid or semi-liquid waste from blocking the pathway where a channel or compartment formed by liquid impermeable layer(s) is defining at least part of the pathway and at least a part of said compartment or channel contain a protective element of an open celled compressible material having a memory and having a pore size of at least 60 PPI, said protective element extending in the same direction as the gas flow within the channel or compartment, said channel or compartment having an opening providing access to the pathway from the interior of the bag, said pathway having another opening being connected to a vent in the ostomy bag, optionally via a deodorizing filter. The invention relates to an ostomy appliance comprising a filter as above and a method for emptying and cleaning the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventor: Lasse Skoett Albrectsen
  • Patent number: 8298202
    Abstract: A urinary device for use on a penis of a male suffering from urinary incontinence. The device comprises a body having a closed distal end and an open proximal end and defining a cavity therein. The body has an inner layer made of a moisture absorbent material and an outer layer made of a moisture resistant material. A malleable material encircles a portion of the proximal end of the body wherein the proximal end is adapted to conform to the shape of the malleable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Inventor: Risa Culp McCray
  • Patent number: 8287508
    Abstract: A urine collection device and a moisture-wicking article for use in a system for transporting urine voided from a person or an animal by collecting the urine in a moisture-wicking article that is disposed in contact with a region surrounding an urethral, opening, and drawing the urine into the collection device from the moisture-wicking article. The urine collection device includes a container defining an empty chamber for collecting urine. An elongated exterior of the container is configured and dimensioned for enabling a moisture-wicking article to be secured over the array of openings of the container by wrapping the article over the array and securing the wrapped article, and for enabling a said secured moisture-wicking article to be disposed in contact with the region of a female body surrounding the urethral opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Inventor: Robert A. Sanchez
  • Patent number: 8282624
    Abstract: A catheter assembly allowing for non-contaminated insertion of the catheter into the urinary canal. The catheter assembly includes a urinary catheter, a catheter package and a sealing member. The urinary catheter defines a conduit and has a proximal end adapted for insertion into the urinary canal and an opposite distal end. The catheter package has a hose with a cavity for accommodation of the catheter, and a catheter outlet adapted to dismantle the proximal end of the catheter from the catheter package. The sealing member is adapted to provide a substantially liquid-tight seal between the catheter package and the urinary catheter while the catheter is being dismantled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Allan Tanghoej, Lars Boegelund Jensen
  • Patent number: 8282613
    Abstract: A disposable urine bag is provided. The bag includes an upper delimiting edge, a lower delimiting edge and lateral delimiting edges defining a space in the bag. The lower delimiting edge includes a drain valve, whose first drain mouthing in a first hollow element communicates with the space in the bag, and whose second mouthing in a second element is situated outside the delimiting edges of the bag. The drain valve is a disposable valve including a seal between the first and the second element and at least one indicator situated in the area of the seal. A disposable urine bag is provided whereby the drain valve seal may be broken without using significant finger strength and without a risk of the user being soiled with urine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Unomedical A/S
    Inventor: Bjarne Lasse Christensen
  • Patent number: 8277426
    Abstract: A male urinary incontinence device is provided which includes a body, the body having a shell, and the shell forming a cavity adapted to hold male genitalia. An absorbent, suitable for absorbing urine, is at least partially disposed within the cavity and a moisture barrier is positioned adjacent the body to help protect clothing from urine soiling. A liquid-permeable liner is attached to the body in a spaced-apart relation to the absorbent. To create a hammock-like effect, the liquid-permeable liner may be attached at the perimeter of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Inventors: Heather J. Wilcox, Nolan M. Wilcox
  • Patent number: 8251964
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sanitary device having a significant capacity (e.g. 30 c.c.) in an plastic pouch (or envelope) gently attached to the end of the male member by releasable pressure sensitive adhesive across an opening which receives the male member. The pressure sensitive adhesive provides close connection to the skin, provides a fluid closure around the male member, and permits closure with opposing adhesive surfaces of the sanitary device not used to surround the circumference of the inserted male member. A further feature provides flaps, tabs or margins at the sanitary device opening which are foldable over the adhesive to selectably cover some portion or all of the adhesive as may be desired by the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Inventor: Thomas J. Burke
  • Publication number: 20120215189
    Abstract: The present invention is a sperm collector with squeezing function. It includes a soft rubber body provided with a penis insertion passage and a container body provided with at least a top end cover and receives the soft rubber body. When the top end cover and the container body are engaged, the soft rubber body is confined within a cavity formed by the top end cover and the container body. When the top end cover is disengaged, a front end portion of the soft rubber body protrudes out of an opening of the container body. A pressing means is provided at a middle lower portion of the container body. When using the present invention, the user could press the pressing means to squeeze the penis insertion passage of the sperm collector. Accordingly, stimulation to penis is increased and better effect of sperm collection is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: LOVER HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei WU
  • Publication number: 20120165768
    Abstract: A male urine collector is provided. The bag comprises an elongate urine collecting bag sized to be worn on a lower part of a male user. The bag comprising a proximal end with a penis receiving opening for receiving a penis of a male user and, a distal end configured to be closed to collect urine discharged from the user's penis in the bag and to be selectively opened to discharge the collected urine from the bag. The male urine collector comprises at least one thin pliable opening ring disposed around and attached to the proximal end of the bag to open the penis receiving opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Mihoko Sekiyama, Eiji Iwatsubo
  • Patent number: 8192412
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the disclosure, a portable fluid storage device comprises a fluid impervious container having an interior space for the collection of human waste and a hollow tailpiece removably extending from the fluid impervious container and providing sealed fluid communication between an inlet end of the hollow tailpiece and the interior space. A cap is removably disposed at the inlet end of the hollow tailpiece and has a lumen disposed therethrough to provide a point of entry for the human waste into the portable fluid storage device. A flexible conduit is movably disposed within and removable from the hollow tailpiece and has an inlet end removably connected to an outlet end of the cap and an outlet end in fluid communication with the interior space of the fluid impervious container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventor: Larry Waller
  • Patent number: 8187238
    Abstract: A urine collection device for males suffering from incontinence comprises a collection bag worn under an inner garment. The collection bag is sized to receive the entire content of a full bladder. The open end of an integral input sleeve comprises an elastic band and hook-and-loop closure members as a means of ensuring a comfortable fit, a tight seal, and a secure retention of the device. The internal portion of the collection bag comprises absorbent, jellying, and disinfecting materials. An adhesive strip provides a means of removably attaching the collection bag onto the inside of an inner garment. The device is disposable, made of flexible bio-degradable material and is intended to be removed and discarded after each use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Inventor: Charles B. Dupree
  • Patent number: 8181654
    Abstract: A ring structure for rolling a tubular region of a condom. A condom held and rolled on a ring includes a rigid ring, a lubricant layer, and a rotor. As an opening in the tubular region of the condom is expanded, the rigid ring is sheathed via the lubricant layer with the rubber tube. The rubber tube rotates in the ring and the ring is removable after placement of the condom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Inventor: Yasushi Kanno
  • Patent number: 8118798
    Abstract: An absorbent undergarment liner including an absorbent material placed in a medial crotch area of an undergarment that is used to prevent leakage of male genitalia onto the undergarment. The absorbent undergarment liner is constructed with a lower outward flared base in which a first lower flare extends radially inward around an inner thigh region of a trunk leg toward the rear of the undergarment. A second lower flare extends radially outward toward an outer thigh region of the trunk leg. A vertical elongated portion extends upwardly and offset from the center of the open fly region of the undergarment from a front panel lower crotch region to a front panel medial region of the undergarment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Inventor: Antonio Montgomery Campbell