| 摘要 |
An external voiding apparatus includes a triangular cup, an outlet at a vertex of the cup, a throat extending outwardly from the outlet of the cup, a check valve assembly, and a valve seat. The cup has an open top and gradually sloping walls that converge at the outlet adjacent a lower vertex of the cup. The valve assembly is disposed between the throat and the valve seat. A tube and a fluid coupling assembly connect (i.e., fluidly couple) the valve seat to the tube. The check valve may comprise a valve body with an aperture covered downstream by an easily deflectable membrane, or a duckbill valve. The fluid coupling assembly includes a funnel coupling from the reservoir to a tube. A fluid collection container (e.g. a Foley bag) may be fluidly coupled to the tube. The cup may include a phosphorescent polymer to provide a glow in the dark effect, a handle attached to the cup and a removable cover. A wide compressible resilient gasket is provided on the top edge of the cup, which may be anatomically contoured. A support member suitable for holding the aforesaid apparatus in convenient reach of the user and/or associated care givers completes the system of the invention.
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