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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 23, 2022
Boehringer Technologies, Lp, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Christopher L. Radl, Malvern, PA (US);
Michael Reed Vennel, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Boehringer Technologies, LP, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for automatically removing by suction urine voided by a female. The system includes an external catheter. The external catheter includes a suction tube having a portion enclosed in a hydrophilic sponge cover. The suction tube is arranged to be coupled to suction of a desired value. The cover is arranged to be disposed externally at the female's urethra opening to receive urine voided by the female, whereupon the suction draws the urine through the cover into the suction tube. The external catheter is arranged to be connected to a receptacle for collecting the urine received by the external catheter. Various embodiments of the suction tube and the cover are disclosed.