Patent ID: 8292859

Claim:
A urine collection system comprising: a collection element configured for operable connection to a catheter for accumulating urine expelled from a subject, the collection element defining an opening for passage of the urine from the collection element; and a drainage device extending from the collection element and positioned about the opening in the collection element, the drainage device including a drain spout defining an outlet port fixedly disposed above the opening in the collection element, the drain spout being secured to the collection element such that the outlet port remains above the opening in the collection element during urine drainage; whereby urine collected in the collection element exits the opening within the collection element to be drained through the outlet port of the drain spout until the volume of urine reaches a predetermined level below the outlet port and wherein upon reaching the predetermined level, the urine remaining within the drainage device establishes a fluid trap substantially preventing contaminants from entering the collection element through the opening.