DEVICE FOR THE ASEPTIC COLLECTION OF URINE

Abstract

A device for the aseptic collection of urine for subjects who do not have bladder 5 control, which comprises a housing made of water-soluble and absorbent material of flattened cylindrical shape provided with an adhesive zone on its outer surface, and a urine collecting container comprising a bag of flexible material, the base of which has an edge zone with 10 passage holes and a central zone, wherein said bag is made of flexible material and its edge zone is made of an elastic and semi-rigid material, which, in its initial position, is folded, overlaid on itself under tension, and said storage zone, in said initial position, is folded 15 over itself, said bag of flexible material being inserted into said housing of water-soluble and absorbent material.

Claims

1-7. (canceled)

8. A device for the aseptic collection of urine for subjects who do not have bladder control, which comprises: a housing and a urine collecting container comprising a bag of flexible material, the base of which has an edge zone with passage holes and a central zone, wherein it comprises a housing and said housing is made of water-soluble and absorbent material of flattened cylindrical shape provided with an adhesive zone on its outer surf ace and the edge zone of said bag is made of an elastic and semi-rigid material, which, in its initial position, is folded, overlaid on itself under tension, and the storage zone of said bag, in said initial position, is folded over itself, said bag of flexible material being inserted into said housing of water-soluble and absorbent material.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein, when said central zone is open, the opening may have a film which can act as a shutter for the collected urine, but allows the urine to enter easily into said urine collection bag.

10. The device according to claim 8, wherein the flexible material of bag is a plastic material.

11. The device according to claim 8, wherein the elastic and semi-rigid material of said edge zone is a plastic material.

12. The device according to claim 8, wherein the urine collection bag is made from a unitary piece or one or more sealed pieces.

13. The device according to claim 8, wherein it is sterile and is packed in a sterile package.

14. The device according to claim 8, wherein it is of single use.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] For a more complete understanding of the present invention, reference is now made to the following description of a presently preferred embodiment thereof, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0022] FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the present invention device;

[0023] FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the water-soluble tubular housing;

[0024] FIG. 3 is a view of the urine collecting container in the open condition.

[0025] The device shown in FIG. 1 comprises a water-soluble absorbent material housing 1, which surrounds the collecting container 2.

[0026] In FIG. 1, the water-soluble absorbent material housing 1 is shown by dashed lines, with the urine collecting container 2 in the folded and tensioned state therein being transparently visible. In this figure, the collection bag 3 is partially visible and the collar attached to the periphery of the opening of said collection bag 3 is also partially visible.

[0027] The water-soluble and absorbent material housing 1, depicted in FIG. 2, has a flattened cylindrical tubular shape and is provided centrally on its surface with a strip of adhesive material 1a, in the shape of a circular half-crown, which is to be made to adhere to the pubic region of the patient.

[0028] The urine collecting container comprises a frustoconical shaped collection bag 3 made of a plastic film, the base of which has throughout its periphery an edge zone 2 made of a semi-rigid material with sufficient elasticity to be folded and inserted into the tubular housing 1 and return to its original shape when the tubular housing 1 is torn by the joint action of its dissolution due to contact with the first stream of urine and the elastic deployment of said annular edge 2.

[0029] The central zone 4, initially covered by the overlapping edge zone 2 and the water-soluble absorbent material housing 1, opens when this housing dissolves in contact with the first stream of urine, as indicated above, allowing the collection of the subsequent urine, which drains through one or more holes 5 to a contiguous storage zone 6.

[0030] The urine collection bag 3 may have various shapes and sizes, depending on its use, i.e., whether it is to be used on infants (0-3 years), or on older children and incontinent adults, female or male. The preferred form is concave oval taking into account the anatomy of the urogenital region, with the approximate dimensions of this area.

[0031] The volume of the storage zone 6 of the urine collection bag 3 varies according to the age of the child/adult, taking also into account the mean volume of urine per micturition.

[0032] It will be understood that the above embodiment has been provided by way of example only and is not limitative of the scope of the invention.