Patent ID: 8394073

Claim:
A combined male catheter and pump system for transporting body fluid waste away from a bedridden patient, said male catheter and pump system comprising: a user interface for generating first and second input signals upon receiving first and second user inputs; a controller communicatively coupled to said user interface, said controller generating first and second pump control signals upon receiving said first and second input signals from said user interface respectively; an external catheter having a proximal end adapted to receive the body fluid waste directly from the patient; a first tube having a proximal end connected to a distal end of said external catheter and being in fluid communication therewith; a water pump located downstream of said external catheter; a temporary collection reservoir connected to said first tube; wherein said water pump toggles between active and inactive modes upon receiving said first and second pump control signal for directing the body fluid waste along a downstream path leading away from said external catheter; a second tube having a proximal end connected to said temporary collection reservoir and being in selective fluid communication therewith; a dispensing reservoir in fluid communication with a distal end of said second tube; a sensor situated within said temporary collection reservoir, said sensor generating and transmitting first and second signals to said controller when a real-time fluid level in said temporary collection reservoir is above and below a maximum threshold fluid level respectively; and a one-way valve situated at said proximal end of said second tube and being located exterior of said temporary collection reservoir; wherein said controller generates and transmits first and second valve control signals to said one-way valve and thereby automatically toggles said one-way valve between open and closed positions for permitting and prohibiting the body fluid waste to egress said temporary collection reservoir respectively; wherein said temporary collection reservoir comprises an inlet in fluid communication with said first tube, said water pump being located downstream of said inlet while situated at said temporary collection reservoir; and an outlet in fluid communication with said second tube, said one-way valve being located downstream of said outlet while situated within said second tube.