Granted Patent B2

US 12,734,063 · App. 17/757,311 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Inventors: Ashley Marie Johannes (Statham, GA); Justin Wolfe (Lawrenceville, GA)

Assignee: PUREWICK CORPORATION

A61F5/453A61F5/4408

Abstract

Claims (26)

1 . A urine collection device, comprising:

a receptacle defining an interior volume and configured to receive a penis of a user, the receptacle including at least one channel configured to direct urine within the interior volume toward a passage formed within the receptacle and an outlet in fluid communication with the passage, the passage being configured to extract urine from the receptacle; and

an elongate member coupled to and extending from the receptacle opposite to the outlet, the elongate member having a distal end and a proximal end, the elongate member including a curved surface positioned between the proximal end and the distal end, a distal end region of the elongate member defining a substantially planar surface, the curved surface being sized and dimensioned for a portion of the elongate member to abut a perineum of the user with the substantially planar surface of the distal end region sized and dimensioned to receive a downward force on the planar surface from at least one of buttocks of the user or a lower back of the user to position the substantially planar surface between a support structure supporting the user and the at least one of buttocks of the user or a lower back of the user to retain the receptacle over the penis of the user without an adhesive or strap.

2 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the passage is in liquid communication with a suction device.

3 . The urine collection device of claim 2 , wherein the passage is configured to receive and retain a tube of the suction device.

4 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , further comprising a fluid permeable layer positioned within the volume, the fluid permeable layer overlaying the at least one internal channel and the passage.

5 . The urine collection device of claim 4 , wherein the fluid permeable layer is retained within the volume using an adhesive.

6 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the curved surface of the elongate member is configured to deform from a first curvature having a first radius to a second curvature having a second radius and retain the second curvature after being deformed.

7 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the elongate member retains the receptacle in a fixed position abutting one or more regions about the penis of the user when the elongate member is positioned between the thighs of the user and proximal to the perineum of the user.

8 . The urine collection device of claim 7 , wherein the receptacle is retained in the fixed position without adhering the urine collection device to the user.

9 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the distal end of the elongate member is wider than the proximal end of the elongate member.

10 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , further comprising a support layer overlaying at least a portion of the curved surface of the elongate member.

11 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the elongate member and the receptacle form a unitary structure.

12 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one channel and the passage are in liquid communication with a collection region formed within the receptacle proximate to the elongate member, wherein the passage extends from the collection region that is proximate to the elongate member to the outlet that is opposite to the elongate member.

13 . The urine collection device of claim 12 , wherein the collection region is formed within the receptacle adjacent the elongate member.

14 . The urine collection device of claim 12 , wherein the collection region is disposed at a lower elevation than the at least one channel when the elongate member is abutting the perineum of the user.

15 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the receptacle defines a wall which extends around at least a portion of a periphery of the receptacle.

16 . The urine collection device of claim 1 , wherein the interior volume of the receptacle is sized and dimensioned to receive a penis of a user therein with the receptacle positioned around the penis of the user.

17 . A method for transporting urine away from the body, the method comprising:

positioning a receptacle of a urine collection device to abut one or more regions about a penis of a user with the penis at least partially within an interior volume defined by the receptacle, the receptacle including at least one channel, a passage formed within the receptacle, and an outlet in fluid communication with the passage;

positioning an elongate member of the urine collection device between the legs of the user and a substantially planar surface of a distal end region of the elongate member between a support structure supporting the user and at least one of a buttocks of the user or a lower back of the user, the elongate member extending from the receptacle opposite to the outlet and having a curved portion between the substantially planar surface and the receptacle with the elongated member extending between the thighs of the user and at least proximate to the perineum of the user, the elongate member retaining the receptacle of the urine collection device in a fixed position to retain the receptacle over the penis of the user without an adhesive or strap;

receiving urine within the receptacle of the urine collection device;

directing the urine, using at least one channel formed within the receptacle of the urine collection device, to the passage within the receptacle of the urine collection device; and

removing the urine from the receptacle through the passage and the outlet.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein a tube disposed within the passage and a suction device remove the urine from the receptacle through the passage and the outlet.

19 . The method of claim 17 , the urine collection device includes a material disposed between the receptacle and the user.

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