Female urinary device
First Claim
1. A female urinary system comprising an appliance, said appliance being a hollow open top urine receiving body, said body having an upper edge for fitting under the urethra whereby urine may flow into said body, said body having an outlet passage for discharging the urine flowing into said body, a vaginal locating bulb extending posteriorly of said body, said locating bulb having an outer surface, said outer surface including a contact portion for fitting against the labia minora at the vestibule outwardly of the vagina, and at least one longitudinal groove on the posterior portion of said outer surface of said locating bulb intersecting said contact portion and extending downwardly therefrom for permitting the flow of fluid to flow outwardly from the vagina when said locating bulb is mounted in place.
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Abstract
A female urinary system includes an appliance which has a hollow urinary receiving open top body. The upper edge of the body is shaped to fit under the urethra. The body has an outlet passage for discharging urine flowing into the body from the urethra. A vaginal area locating bulb is mounted posteriorly of the body. The locating bulb has an arcuate outer surface having a contact portion which fits against the labia minora at the vestibule outwardly of the vagina. At least one longitudinal groove is provided on the posterior portion of the outer surface of the bulb from a location above the contact portion to the base of the bulb. A vent extends through the appliance from the hollow body below the upper edge to the base of the locating bulb.
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- 1. A female urinary system comprising an appliance, said appliance being a hollow open top urine receiving body, said body having an upper edge for fitting under the urethra whereby urine may flow into said body, said body having an outlet passage for discharging the urine flowing into said body, a vaginal locating bulb extending posteriorly of said body, said locating bulb having an outer surface, said outer surface including a contact portion for fitting against the labia minora at the vestibule outwardly of the vagina, and at least one longitudinal groove on the posterior portion of said outer surface of said locating bulb intersecting said contact portion and extending downwardly therefrom for permitting the flow of fluid to flow outwardly from the vagina when said locating bulb is mounted in place.
- 12. A female urinary system comprising an appliance, said appliance being a hollow open top urine receiving body, said body having an upper edge for fitting under the urethra whereby urine may flow into said body, said body having an outlet passage for discharging the urine flowing into said body, a vaginal locating bulb extending posteriorly of said body, said locating bulb having an outer surface, said outer surface including a contact portion for fitting against the labia minora at the vestibule outwardly of the vagina, and a vent extending through said appliance from said body to function as a vacuum break, wherein said vent extends from a location below said upper edge of said body to the base of said locating bulb.
- 20. A method of collecting urine from a female user comprising providing an appliance having a hollow open top urine receiving body with a posteriorly extending vaginal locating bulb mounted to the body, disposing the locating bulb against the labia minora at the vestibule outwardly of the vagina, disposing the upper edge of the hollow open top body under the urethra, folding the labia over an outwardly extending rib on the body, providing at least one longitudinal groove on the outer surface of the locating bulb extending from above a contact portion of the bulb with the labia minora to the base of the bulb, and permitting the urine to flow from the urethra into the body and to pass from the body through an outlet passage in the body to be collected in a collection container.
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