Patent ID: 8287508

Claim:
A urine collection device for use in a system for transporting urine voided from a person or an animal by drawing the urine into a moisture-wicking article that is disposed in contact with a region of the person or animal surrounding an urethral opening, and further drawing the urine into the collection device from the moisture-wicking article, comprising: a container defining a chamber for collecting urine, wherein the container is closed, except for having an array of openings through which urine can be drawn into the chamber and at least one outlet port through which urine can be drawn away from the chamber; and wherein an elongated exterior of the container is configured and dimensioned for enabling a moisture-wicking article to be secured over the array of openings of the container by wrapping the article over the array and securing the wrapped article, and for enabling said secured moisture-wicking article to be disposed in contact with the region of a female body surrounding the urethral opening.