Method for automatically removing urine from a female patient

Abstract

A method for automatically removing by suction urine voided by a female by use of a system that includes an external catheter, a suction canister and a suction regulator. The external catheter is applied at the urethra opening to receive urine voided by the female. The suction canister collects the urine and is coupled to a source of suction providing suction having a first value. The suction regulator is interposed between the external catheter and the canister to regulate the amount of suction to a regulated value which is applied the external catheter, whereupon urine from the external catheter is carried through the suction regulator and into the canister.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This utility application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of Provisional Application Ser. No. 62 / 829,731, filed on Apr. 5, 2019, entitled System Including Suction Regulator For Automatically Removing Urine From A Female Patient And Method Of Use Of The System, and Provisional Application Ser. No. 62 / 872,397 filed on Jul. 10, 2019, entitled System Including Sound Suppressed Suction Regulator For Automatically Removing Urine From A Female Patient Via An External Catheter And Method Of Removing Urine From A Female Patient Using An External Catheter. The entire disclosures of those two provisional applications are incorporated by reference herein.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates generally to medical devices and methods and more particularly to devices and methods for automatically removing urine from a female patient using suction applied to an external catheter.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Various external ca...

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Benefits of technology

[0049]FIG. 28 is a side elevation view showing the adapter of FIGS. 18-20 being mounted on a conventional externally threaded connector of a port in the wall of a hospital or other care facility providing line suction;

[0050]FIG. 29 is a side elevation view, similar to FIG. 28, but showing the adapter with splitter of FIGS. 24-27 being mounted on a conventional externally threaded connector of a port in the wall of a hospital or other care facility providing line suction and with a conventional suction regulator being mounted on the splitter.

Problems solved by technology

However, the use of higher vacuum pressure poses an increased risk to the patient, as the only opening in the circuit for air to relieve the pressure is adjacent the patient's genitalia.

Accordingly, use of increased vacuum pressure to increase the flow rate of urine being withdrawn into the canister runs the risk of injury to the delicate issue adjacent the urethral opening.

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