Biological fluid collection system
View Patent ↗Biological fluid collection. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems including a sleeve of elastomeric material and a receptacle coupled to the sleeve. The sleeve may include: first and second ends, each end comprising respectively a first and a second orifice; and a passage extending between the first and second orifices. The receptacle may include: a side wall and a bottom that define an interior volume and a height; and an entrance portion that defines an internal diameter, wherein the height of receptacle is at least half the internal diameter. The receptacle may mechanically couple to the sleeve such that the interior volume is fluidly coupled to the passage of the sleeve.
1. A device comprising:
a sleeve of elastomeric material, the sleeve defines:
first and second ends, each end comprising respectively a first and a second orifice; and
a passage extending between the first and second orifices;
a receptacle comprising:
a side wall and a bottom that define an interior volume;
the receptacle mechanically coupled to the sleeve such that the interior volume is fluidly coupled to the passage of the sleeve; and
a shell configured to enclose the sleeve, the shell sleeve and receptacle configured to sustain a partial vacuum generated upon retraction of a mammalian penis inserted in the sleeve;
wherein the device further comprises a vent between the passage and the receptacle, the vent, when unblocked, fluidly couples the interior volume to atmospheric pressure.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the device further comprises an adapter configured to fluidly couple the passage of the sleeve to the receptacle, and wherein the vent comprises an orifice in the adapter.
3. A system comprising:
an elongate flexible sleeve comprising first and second opposite ends, each end comprising first and second orifices, respectively, the sleeve comprising an elongate passage extending between and connecting the first and second orifices;
a shell configured to removably retain the sleeve, the shell comprising first and second openings corresponding to the respective first and second orifices;
a cap configured to couple to and cover the first opening of the shell; and
a receptacle that defines an interior volume, the receptacle configured to be removably coupled to the shell so as to be in fluid communication with the second orifice when so coupled and comprising a connection fixture disposed on an exterior surface thereof and configured to removably accommodate a device for sealing the interior volume; and wherein
the shell, flexible sleeve, and receptacle are configured to sustain a partial vacuum generated upon retraction of a mammalian penis inserted in the sleeve;
wherein the adapter further comprises a vent for the release of entrained air within the device.
4. A method comprising:
collecting seminal fluid from a mammalian male by:
stimulating, to ejaculation, the mammalian male by recipractory motion of an elastomeric sleeve relative to a penis of the mammalian male inserted into the sleeve;
receiving the seminal fluid within a passage of the elastomeric sleeve;
orienting the elastomeric sleeve such that the seminal fluid is gravity fed to a receptacle mechanically coupled to the elastomeric sleeve;
venting an interior volume of the receptacle to atmospheric pressure during at least a portion of the stimulating; and then
reducing pressure within the interior volume during ejaculation by blocking a vent port.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein reducing pressure further comprising simultaneously blocking the vent port while decreasing the insertion distance of the penis into the elastomeric sleeve.