US 12,290,485 B2
Urine collection system including a flow meter and related methods
Michelle Tourchak, Alpharetta, GA (US); Kristin Watson, Social Circle, GA (US); Jill W. Jones, Atlanta, GA (US); Hollie Trullenque, Atlanta, GA (US); Gina Whitlock, Barrington Hills, IL (US); Mark Weissmann, Grapevine, TX (US); Adam Voigt, Chapin, SC (US); and Cecille Canary, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to PUREWICK CORPORATION, Covington, GA (US)
Filed by PUREWICK CORPORATION, Covington, GA (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/584,002.
Application 18/584,002 is a continuation of application No. 17/453,560, filed on Nov. 4, 2021, granted, now 12,070,432.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/112,417, filed on Nov. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0269027 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61G 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01)
CPC A61G 9/003 (2013.01) [A61M 1/64 (2021.05); A61M 1/71 (2021.05); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); A61M 2202/0496 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3379 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3553 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A urine collection system, comprising:
a urine collection device configured to collect urine discharged from a user;
a urine collection container in fluid communication with the urine collection device and sized and dimensioned to receive the urine discharged from the user;
a flow meter having a communication interface and positioned between the urine collection container and the urine collection device, wherein the flow meter is configured to detect a flow property of the urine at least related to a volume of the urine entering the urine collection container, and the communication interface is configured to wirelessly communicate to a computing device at least one of the detected flow property or the volume of the urine;
wherein the flow meter includes a display configured to display the volume of the urine entering the urine collection container during a selected period of time.