Device for collecting a urine sample

摘要

A device and method for collecting a urine sample from a neonate is provided. The device is attached to the neonate shortly after birth and removed after the neonate produces a urine sample. An interior shell and an exterior shell form the device, and an absorbent material is located inside the interior shell to absorb the urine sample. The interior shell and the exterior shell are connected by a hinge and are initially in a nesting position, with the exterior shell on top of the interior shell. After the urine sample is absorbed by the absorbent material, the exterior shell is rotated around an axis defined by the hinge to contact and compress the absorbent material to release the urine sample for collection.

主权项

1. A device for attachment to a neonate to collect a urine sample, comprising:
an interior shell having a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface, where the concave inner surface forms a hollow; an absorbent material held in the hollow against the inner surface of the interior shell for absorbing the urine sample while the device is attached to the neonate with the absorbent material positioned against the genitalia of the neonate; and an exterior shell connected to the interior shell by a hinge, wherein the exterior shell has a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface, and wherein the exterior shell is movable via the hinge from a nesting position to a dispensing position, wherein in the nesting position the inner surface of the exterior shell is in contact with the outer surface of the interior shell to expose the absorbent material during attachment of the device to the neonate, and in the dispensing position the outer surface of the exterior shell contacts and compresses the absorbent material against the interior shell to release the urine sample from the absorbent material and dispense the urine sample from the device; wherein said device further includes at least one adhesive strip having a first end for connecting the strip to the neonate and a second end attached to an outer surface of the device, to hold and position the device against the genitalia of the neonate.