A system suitable for collecting and transporting urine away from the body of a person or animal may include an assembly having a fluid impermeable casing having a fluid reservoir at a first end, a fluid outlet at a second end, and a longitudinally extending fluid impermeable layer coupled to the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and defining a longitudinally elongated opening between the reservoir and the outlet. The assembly can further include a fluid permeable support disposed within the casing with a portion extending across the elongated opening, and a fluid permeable membrane disposed on the support and covering at least the portion of the support that extends across the elongated opening, so that the membrane is supported on the support and disposed across the elongated opening. The assembly can further include a tube having a first end disposed in the reservoir and a second, fluid discharge end.

A packaged closed intermittent urinary catheter system equipped with a dispensing system and method of dispensing a packaged catheter using the dispensing system. The dispensing system is a pair of separately translatable movement control devices, each operably engaging the catheter for permitting unidirectional movement of the catheter in a first axial direction relative to the movement control devices. The movement control devices may be mounted to a hand-grippable assembly with a sliding or pivoting movable member reciprocal to a base member. Alternatively, the movement control devices are mounted to a coupling member and a spring member biases them apart.

A device set designed for PCNL surgery includes a puncture needle, a guidewire, a dilator, a balloon catheter, a sheath, and a drainage catheter which are all placed in a single package. A tip length of the dilator is substantially the same as a tip length of the balloon catheter. The device set may include a puncture needle, a guidewire, a plurality of dilators having different sizes, a sheath, and a drainage catheter, which are all placed in a single package, wherein all the dilators have substantially the same tip length.

A system suitable for collecting and transporting urine away from the body of a person or animal may include an assembly having a fluid impermeable casing having a fluid reservoir at a first end, a fluid outlet at a second end, and a longitudinally extending fluid impermeable layer coupled to the fluid reservoir and the fluid outlet and defining a longitudinally elongated opening between the reservoir and the outlet. The assembly can further include a fluid permeable support disposed within the casing with a portion extending across the elongated opening, and a fluid permeable membrane disposed on the support and covering at least the portion of the support that extends across the elongated opening, so that the membrane is supported on the support and disposed across the elongated opening. The assembly can further include a tube having a first end disposed in the reservoir and a second, fluid discharge end.

An apparatus and method for collecting fluid are disclosed. The apparatus includes a body portion comprising a fluid inlet and an outlet, an expandable container secured to the body portion, at least one wicking element extending from within the body portion into the container, and at least one super absorber element arranged inside the container.

A catheter occlusion device includes a support body configured to enclose a portion of the catheter and an inflatable member coupled to the support body. The inflatable member is in fluid communication with an inflation line. The inflatable member is configured to transition between a deflated state and an inflated state to collapse the portion of the catheter enclosed in the support body. A surface of the inflatable member can include an adhesive configured to adhere to an outer surface of the catheter. The inflatable member can include opposing first and second chambers configured to inflate toward one another to collapse the portion of the catheter enclosed in the support body.

A device for removal of a body fluid, such as a nasal fluid, and includes a collector vessel that traps and collects body fluid entrained in an air stream passing through the collector vessel. The collector vessel is made up of first and second bell shaped shell portions removably attached to one another and holding therebetween an internal, removable central member that temporarily reverses the direction and reduces velocity of the air stream.

A container for collecting liquid for transport, comprising: a web of flexible porous material defining at least a portion of a chamber in which liquid can be collected for transport. The chamber is configured to receive a tube in a position within the chamber that enables the tube to transport liquid from the chamber while the liquid collects within the chamber upon being drawn through the web when a partial vacuum is applied within the chamber via the tube. The porous material comprises a web of spun plastic fibers, such as spun polyester fibers. In one embodiment, the web of spun plastic fibers is configured to define an elongated portion of the chamber. In another embodiment, a backing of non-permeable material covers a portion of the web and is so combined with the web as to further define the chamber.

An arrangement adapted for enhanced continuous flow of urine in a catheterized patient, the arrangement comprising a catheter tube having an inner diameter of less than six millimeters, said tube having an inner surface which is hydrophobic at least along a first segment thereof and being adapted to provide a continuously negative fluid pressure therein.

Sample collection apparatus and methods of sample collection are provided, for example saliva collection apparatus and methods of saliva collection. Said apparatus conveniently comprises a filter assembly and an interface for delivering material from the apparatus to an assay unit.