Patent ID: 9456937
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A hand-held female urine collector, the hand-held female urine collector including: a proximal end portion; a distal end portion; a center portion for collecting urine, the center portion being located between, and coupled to, the proximal and distal end portions, the center portion including a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers including: a urine-permeable first layer for wicking the urine away from a urine discharge area of a user; a urine-absorbing second layer intimately contacting the urine-permeable first layer for absorbing the urine wicked away from the urine discharge area of the user, the urine-absorbing second layer being disk-shaped for radially and axially expanding as the urine-absorbing second layer absorbs the urine; and a urine-impermeable third layer disposed adjacent to the urine-absorbing second layer for restricting the urine to the urine-absorbing second layer wherein the proximal and distal end portions are configured to provide support for the urine collecting center portion when held by a user during urine collection.