Patent ID: 8015627
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A urinary collection system comprising: a urinal with a first liquid storage reservoir sized in volume to receive and store at least an amount of urine encountered in at least one patient relief, said urinal having an end wall, a bottom wall and an inlet opening said end wall being substantially vertical relative to said bottom wall; a pickup device positioned and located opposite the inlet opening of said urinal, said pickup device including a member having an inlet portion positioned in the first liquid storage reservoir said inlet portion having an axis running therethrough, and an outlet portion sealably mounted to an upper portion of the end wall of the urinal said outlet portion having an axis running therethrough and perpendicular to said inlet portion axis, the outlet portion of said member being positioned above the inlet portion, the inlet portion of said member having a siphon tube associated therewith positioned in the first liquid storage reservoir parallel to but spaced from the end wall of said urinal, said siphon tube being straight in length and perpendicular to the outlet portion, said siphon tube having an end portion positioned adjacent to but spaced from both the bottom wall and the end wall of said urinal, the pickup device forming a fluid flow path between the first liquid storage reservoir and the outlet portion; a quick disconnect fitting associated with the outlet portion of said pickup member and connected in liquid relationship to said siphon tube; a collection container having a second liquid storage reservoir, said collection container having a top wall, an inlet connector and an outlet connector, said inlet connector having an end portion which terminates adjacent to the top wall of the collection container and is directed downward to prevent liquid entering the second liquid storage reservoir from entering the container outlet connector: a first conduit connecting the first storage reservoir in flow communication with the second liquid storage reservoir, said first conduit having one end portion connected to said quick disconnect fitting and having its opposite end portion operably connected to the collection container inlet connector; a pump device comprising a pump and a drive device operable to drive the pump, said pump having an inlet and an outlet; a second conduit connecting the second liquid storage reservoir to the pump inlet, the pump being operable to apply a reduced pressure to the first and second conduits, the pickup device and the second liquid storage reservoir to induce flow of fluid from the first liquid storage reservoir into the second liquid storage reservoir; and a control device operably associated with the pump device and operable by a user of the urinal for selectively activating and deactivating the drive device, said urinal having sufficient volume to avoid activation of said drive device during at least one complete patient relief.