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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2008
Philip J. Birbara, West Hartford, CT (US);
Brett L. Stevenson, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Philip J. Birbara, West Hartford, CT (US);
Brett L. Stevenson, Spring Lake, MI (US);
Beechwood Technologies LC, Fairfax, VA (US);
Abstract
A self-cleansing portable urine collection device and method of collecting urine in a self-cleansing portable urine collection device is provided. The collection device includes a housing which houses a urine collection receptacle configured to collect urine from a user. A cleansing container which retains a cleansing solution is configured to supply the cleansing solution to the receptacle. The device further includes a reservoir coupled to the receptacle and configured to receive the urine and the cleansing solution collected by the receptacle. A pump coupled to the receptacle and the reservoir is configured to transport the urine and the cleansing solution from the receptacle to the reservoir.