Urine measuring vessel and hose connection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9149385-B2
Application number	US-60230507-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 1, 2007
Priority date	Jun 1, 2007
Publication date	Oct 6, 2015
Grant date	Oct 6, 2015

Abstract

A hose connection for an arrangement for collection of liquid from a patient is disclosed which connection comprises a first tubular member ( 1 ) to be in fluid connection with the patient and having one or more protrusions ( 3 ) arranged on an outer surface, and an outlet ( 2 ), and further comprises a collection bag ( 24 ) having an inlet to be connected to the outlet for collection of liquid coming through the first tubular member. The inlet comprises a second tubular member ( 5 ) being connected to the bag and adapted to receive and surround at least a part of said first tubular member. The second tubular member has one or more receiving means ( 6, 11 ) being engageable with the protrusions for providing a locked, but separable connection between the first and second tubular member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hose connection for an arrangement for collection of liquid from a patient comprising;
a first tubular member adapted to be in fluid connection with an organ of the patient and having one or more protrusions arranged on an outer surface said protrusions comprising a support surface at least partly formed as a ledge, and an outlet;
a second tubular member being connected to a collection bag having an inlet to be connected to said outlet for collection of liquid coming through said first tubular member, the second tubular member being adapted to receive and surround at least a part of said first tubular member, the second tubular member having one or more recesses or edges being engageable with said protrusions, respectively, for providing a locked separable connection between the first and second tubular member;
wherein the first tubular member further comprises a ramp positioned above the one or more protrusions and adapted to engage with a surface on the second tubular member, the ramp spirally extending around the first tubular member and toward the one or more protrusions such that rotation of the second tubular member relative to the first tubular member facilitates disengagement of the first and second tubular members.

2. The hose connection according to claim 1 , wherein the support surface extends perpendicularly and radially out from the outer surface and wherein an inclined surface extends from the distal end of said support surface towards the outer surface.

3. The hose connection according to claim 2 , wherein the inclined surface has a convex form.

4. The hose connection according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more recesses or edges goes through the sidewall of the second member and has an outline substantially identical to the outline of the one or more protrusions.

5. The hose connection according to claim 1 , wherein the first tubular member is substantially conical with an outer diameter (d 3 ) near the outlet being smaller than an outer diameter (d 1 ) upstream thereof.

6. The hose connection according to claim 5 , wherein an inner diameter (d 4 ) of the second tubular member is larger than the outer diameters (d 1 ) and (d 3 ) of the first tubular member.

7. The hose connection according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second tubular members are adapted to be connected by pushing or turning the second tubular member over the first tubular member until the protrusion(s) one or more protrusions engages the recess(es) one or more recesses or edges.

8. The hose connection according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more protrusions and one or more recesses or edges are adapted to be disengaged by compressing or turning the second tubular member.

9. The hose connection according to claim 1 , wherein the first tubular member is made of a hard plastic material.

10. The hose connection according to claim 1 , wherein the second tubular member is made of a soft plastic material.

11. The hose connection according to claim 1 , wherein the first tubular member comprises two protrusions arranged diametrically opposite.

12. The hose connection according to claim 1 , wherein said ramp is at least partly formed by a semicircular section on the first tubular member.

13. The hose connection according to claim 1 , wherein said ramp is at least partly formed by an annular section on the first tubular member.

Assignees

• Hansen Trygve Kalf
• James Michael
• Unomedical As

Inventors

• Hansen Trygve Kalf
• James Michael

Classifications

• A61F5/44 Primary

  Devices worn by the patient for reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge (absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, A61F13/15; drainage appliances for wounds A61M27/00); Colostomy devices · CPC title

• A61F5/4404 Primary

  Details or parts · CPC title

• A61B5/20

  for measuring urological functions {restricted to the evaluation of the urinary system (A61B5/4375 takes precedence)} · CPC title