Patent ID: 6908441
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A urine collection device for collecting urine from a user for medical analysis, the urine collection device comprising: a funnel member having a bowl portion and a stem portion, said stem portion being integrally coupled to said bowl portion to inhibit leaking between said stem portion and said bowl portion, said bowl portion having a perimeter wall defining a cavity, said cavity of said bowl portion having an open top such that said open top of said cavity is adapted for permitting urine to enter said cavity of said bowl portion, said stem portion having a bore, said bore being in fluid communication with said cavity of said bowl portion such that said bore of said stem portion is adapted for permitting urine collected in said bowl portion to pass through said stem portion; a collection member being selectively coupled to said stem portion of said funnel member opposite said bowl portion, said collection member having a peripheral wall defining an interior space, said interior space of said collection member being in fluid communication with said bore of said stem portion of said funnel member, said interior space of said collection member being adapted for collecting and storing urine when the urine has passed through said bore of said stem portion of said funnel member; said stem portion of said funnel member having a first end portion and a medial portion, said first portion end portion of said stem portion being coupled to said bowl portion of said funnel member, said first end portion being pivotally coupled to said medial portion of said stem portion, said bowl portion being substantially pivotally positionable with respect to said medial portion such that said bowl portion is adapted for being positioned for comfort when said bowl portion is positioned between the legs of the user; said stem portion of said funnel member having a second end portion, said second end of said stem portion being rotatably coupled to said medial portion opposite said first end portion, said second end of said of said stem portion being selectively coupled to said collection member, said second end portion of said stem portion being for permitting said collection member to be rotatably positioned around an axis of said medial portion of said stem portion.