US 12,070,432 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, El Cajon, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/453,560.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/112,417, filed on Nov. 11, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0142843 A1, May 12, 2022
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)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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;
a first conduit in fluid communication with the urine collection device, wherein the flow meter is secured or securable to the first conduit and configured to detect the flow property of the urine passing through the first conduit before entering the urine collection container; and
a pump configured to pull a vacuum and draw the urine from the urine collection device through the first conduit and into the urine collection container.