Patent ID: 7517341

Claim:
A wearable support for a urine collection catheter comprising a catheter having an engaging outlet end for engagingly receiving a length of collection tubing, and a branch depending therefrom, the support comprising: a waist band adapted to be worn around the user's waist, an extension strap depending from the waist band, a thigh band attached to the extension strap, adapted to be worn around the user's thigh, the thigh band being positioned on the extension strap relative to the waist band so as to wrap around the thigh of a patient; a first fastener positioned on the extension strap above the thigh band, the first fastener being configured to engage the catheter below the branch only, to secure the catheter without securing the branch such that the first fastener resists downward movement of the catheter and provides for attachment of the branch to a pump device; a second fastener positioned on the extension strap above the thigh band and below the first fastener, the second fastener being configured to engage the catheter above the outlet end and below the branch of the catheter; and at least one collection tubing securing strap on the lower end portion of the extension strap below the thigh band, for engaging and securing a portion of collection tubing to hold the portion of tubing secured to the catheter, to thereby resist movement of the collection tubing such that movement of the catheter relative to the extension strap is resisted; whereby the wearable support is free of fasteners above the branch in the catheter, such that disengaging the first and second fasteners positioned below the branch provides for disassembly of the wearable support from the catheter for cleaning purposes.