Guide for collection of urine in females

Claim 2

Apparatus for obtaining from a female a voided urine specimen uncontaminated by labial and vaginal secretions adjacent to the external urethral meatus comprising, in combination, a urinary guide having a relatively nonpliable base with free edges and an outer compound surface adapted to bear against the external female genitalia; a relatively small urine passageway of a diameter approximating that of the urethra formed through said base; and means on said base including a generally centrally located, relatively nonpliable projecting member on said outer compound surface which is adapted to fit interior of the vagina to register said urine passageway and the urethra in a sealed relation so that labial and vaginal secretions are not entrained as urine is voided through said passageway.

Claim 3

Apparatus for obtaining from a female a voided urine specimen uncontaminated by labial and vaginal secretions adjacent to the external urethral meatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said outer compound surface conforms generally to the contours of the external genitalia, and including wings on said base disposed laterally outward from said projecting member and adapted to depress the lips of the labia minora to move them laterally outward to provide unobstructed access to the urethral meatus and urethra when said urinary guide is being positioned adjacent the external genitalia.

Claim 4

Apparatus for obtaining from a female a voided urine specimen uncontaminated by labial and vaginal secretions adjacent to the external urethral meatus in accordance with claim 1 and including a stabilizing section formed on that part of the base of the urinary guide which lies below said projecting member, said section being convexly rounded in the midline so that it fits into the gluteal crease and relatively flat at the outwardly disposed wings of said base to press laterally against the buttocks to minimize lateral deviation of the said passageway from the urethra meatus surrounding the urethra.

Claim 5

Apparatus foR obtaining from a parous female a voided urine specimen uncontaminated by secretions adjacent to the external urethral meatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein a clitoral cleft is formed in the upper part of said base; the portion of the outer surface of the urinary guide which contact the external female genitalia and contribute to the registration of the urine passageway with the edges of the external urethral meatus include a promontory between the vaginal projecting member cone and said clitoral cleft through which the said urine passageway is formed; said promontory being concave at its uppermost portion where it becomes flush with the plane of the base at the edge of said clitoral cleft thereby permitting further stabilization of the apparatus by application of the above said concavity of said promontory against the anterior and inferior border of the symphysis pubis and being depressed concavely laterally to become flush with the general plane of the base thereby to spread the lips of vagina adjacent the external urethral meatus as the guide is positioned for use so as to prevent the introduction of external secretions into the urine passageway of the guide or the urethra.

Claim 6

Apparatus for obtaining from a female a voided urine specimen uncontaminated by labial and vaginal secretions adjacent to the external urethral meatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said outer surface on said guide base is multiplanar and the part of the outer surface which registers the urine passageway with the urethra includes a raised promontory through which said passageway is formed, and other means associated with said base cooperate with the external genitalia to stabilize said urinary guide during use.

Claim 7

Apparatus for obtaining from a female a urine specimen uncontaminated by labial and vaginal secretions adjacent to the external urethral meatus in accordance with claim 5 and including a clitoral cleft formed between the uppermost ends of outwardly disposed wings on said base to prevent the urinary guide from contacting the clitoris when being used, and wherein the promontory tapers outwardly from the outer perineal contacting surface of the guide base so as to spread the tissue of the urethral meatus adjacent the urethra and said other stabilizing means includes a concavity which is formed between the flat outermost surface of said promontory and said clitoral cleft and is adapted to fit between the pubic rami and against the inferior border of the symphysis.

Claim 8

Apparatus for obtaining from a female a urine specimen uncontaminated by labial and vaginal secretions adjacent to the external urethral meatus in accordance with claim 5 wherein said other stabilizing means includes a convex section on said base below the urine passageway and said projecting member which rides in the gluteal crease, and said projecting member is a tapered cone.

Claim 9

Apparatus for obtaining from a female a voided urine specimen uncontaminated by labial and vaginal secretions adjacent to the external urethral meatus in accordance with claim 1 and including an apertured insert removably supported at the outer end of the urine passageway through said base, said insert formed to spread the urethral meatus and seal off the vagina and the major part of the urethral meatus from the urethra when the guide is being used.

Claim 10

Apparatus for obtaining from a female a voided urine specimen uncontaminated by secretions present adjacent to the external urethral meatus in accordance with claim 8 wherein said apertured insert fits tightly into said urine passageway facing the urethral meatus and tapering gently toward its distal opening; said insert formed to penetrate the outer urethra for a distance of approximately 1 centimeter so as to eliminate from the urine sample the collection of bacteria and pus cells normally found in healthy females in the distal 1 centimeter of the urethra to avoid extraurinary secretions being included in said urine sample.

Claim 11

Apparatus for obtaining from a female a voided urine specimen uncontaminated by labial and vaginal secretions adjacent to the external urethral meatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein the outer surface of said base is a multiplanar, compound surface conforming generally to the female vulva, a clitoral cleft is formed in the upper edge of said base, and the rear of said base includes support means to assist in properly placing and retaining the guide against the female genitalia while a urine specimen is obtained.

Claim 12

Apparatus for obtaining from a female a voided urine specimen uncontaminated by labial and vaginal secretions adjacent to the external urethral meatus in accordance with claim 10 and including stabilizing means for said device in the form of a convex section below said projecting member which rides in the gluteal crease and presses against the buttocks.

Claim 13

A guide for obtaining a voided urine specimen substantially free from contamination by secretions adjacent to the external urethral meatus comprising, in combination, a. a relatively nonpliable base having an outer multiplanar surface conforming generally to the vulva adapted to bear thereagainst; b. surfaces on said base defining a promontory having a urinal orifice therethrough which is approximately the size of the urethra; c. a relatively nonpliable tapered cone projecting outwardly from generally the central part of said multiplanar surface for insertion into the vagina of the user to assist in registering said orifice with the urethra; and, d. rearwardly extending means associated with said base to facilitate holding the device in position during use.

Claim 14

A guide for obtaining a voided urine specimen substantially free from contamination by secretions adjacent to the external urethral meatus comprising, in combination, a. a relatively nonpliable base having an outer multiplanar surface conforming generally to the vulva adapted to bear thereagainst; b. surfaces on said base defining a promontory having a urinal orifice therethrough which is approximately the size of the urethra; c. a relatively nonpliable tapered cone projecting outwardly from generally the central part of said multiplanar surface for insertion into the vagina of the user to assist in registering said orifice with the urethra; and, d. rearwardly extending means associated with said base to facilitate holding the device in position during use.

Claim 15

A guide for obtaining a voided urine specimen substantially free from contamination by secretions adjacent to the external urethral meatus in accordance with claim 12 and including stabilizing means associated with the upper part of said promontory and the part of said base below said cone to stabilize said guide between the pubic rami and interior of the gluteal crease.

Claim 18

A device for obtaining a voided urine specimen substantially uncontaminated by perineal secretions in accordance with claim 14 and including upwardly projecting portions of said base on each side of said notched center section to spread the labia minora of parous females to provide unobstructed access to the urethra meatus and means on said device to facilitate holding said device in place during use.

Claim 21

An apparatus for obtaining a voided urine specimen essentially free from external contamination in accordance with claim 16 wherein the compound perineal face of said base has outer disposed wings and a promontory through which the ovoid urinary passageway is formed to spread the labia minora upon insertion of said guide to expose the external urethral meatus.