Patent ID: 7166092
Filing Date: 2007-01-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for attachment to the penis of an individual for receiving urine and delivering the urine to a an external, separate urine collection chamber comprising a sheath non-permeable to urine, the sheath being generally cylindrically shaped when fully applied to the penis, the generally cylindrically shaped sheath having first and second openings at first and second opposite ends of the generally cylindrically shaped sheath, and an inner surface and an outer surface, the sheath having: the first end opening sized to receive at least a portion of the length of a penis and a said second end including a hollow quick connect-disconnect connector sealed therein, the hollow connector configured to mate in an axially orientation with a second hollow quick connect-disconnect connector attached to the external, separate urine collection chamber, the distance between the first end and the second end of the sheath being sufficient to enclose the glans of the penis and receive securement means on the inner and outer surface at the first end, the securement means encircling the penis above the glans, the securement means comprising a viscous, conformable, extrudable silicone polymeric gel strip on the inner surface of the sheath and an elastic securing tape on the outer surface of the sheath and over the polymeric gel strip, the sheath having an upper surface area with an opening extending longitudinally from the first end opening at least a portion of the distance between the first end and the second end, the elastic securing tape having a first end attached to an upper circumferential portion of the outer surface of the sheath adjacent the first end opening of the sheath, the tape oriented to be wrapped circumferentially around the sheath, said securing tape having attachment means extending along the length of an inner surface thereof so that upon wrapping said securing tape around the upper circumferential surface of the sheath the tape becomes adhered to the sheath, secures the sheath to the penis placed therein with a circumferential, inwardly directed force and closes the opening extending longitudinally from the first end opening at least a portion of the distance between the first end and the second end in a leak proof manner, the viscous, conformable, extrudable polymeric silicone gel strip first adhered to the penis of the individual and then adhesively attached to the upper circumferential portion of the inner surface of the sheath adjacent the first end opening of the sheath during placement of the sheath on the penis, the viscous, conformable, extrudable polymeric gel strip comprising a polymeric gel material which is impervious to urine, has a thickness of between 0.02 and 0.10 inches and has a conformable skin contact surface which provides adhesion to the skin surface of the penis without gaps or voids but is readily removable there from without leaving residual gel material on the surface of the penis, the silicone gel material being stretchable and contractible after application of the sheath to the penis to an extent substantially similar to changes in circumference or length of the penis after application without compromising adhesion to the sheath or skin surface of the penis or allowing urine leakage, the skin contacting surface of said gel strip having a release liner covering said contact surface, the release liner removable prior to placement of the gel strip on the penis.