Attorney Docket No. 205961 -0028-00WO
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`CLAIMS
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`WHATIS CLAIMED IS:
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`A midstream urine collection device, the device comprising:
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`a housing comprising an outer wall enclosing an interior volume, the interior
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`volume having an upper portion which forms an initial collection well, and a lower
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`portion whichis divided by a dividing wall into an initial stream collection reservoir and a
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`midstream collection reservoir,
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`a collection cavity formed on top of the housing by an upwardly-extending portion
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`of the outer wall, the collection cavity having a collection drain in a bottom thereof to
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`allow a urine stream to flow into the housing; and
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`a rotatable diverter having a deflection panel and an actuation panel joined along
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`a fulcrum axis, the diverter being adapted to rotate between:
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`a first position in which the actuation panel is positioned to separate the
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`initial collection well from the initial stream collection reservoir and the deflection panel
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`is positioned to separate the initial collection well from the midstream collection
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`reservoir, and
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`a second position in which the deflector panel deflects the urine stream
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`received through the collection drain into the midstream collection reservoir,
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`wherein the actuation panel comprises a piece of absorbent material affixed to a
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`top surface thereof, within the initial collection well.
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`The device of claim 1, wherein when the diverter is in the first position, the
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`actuation panel is held in position by a piece of paper whichis affixed to the actuation
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`panel and to an inner structure of the housing.
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`3.
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`The device of claim 2, wherein the diverter rotates from the first position to
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`the second position whena tensile strength of the piece of paper is overcome.
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`The device of claim 3, wherein when the diverter is in the second position,
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`the deflector panel forms an acute angle with respect to horizontal, such that it slopes
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`downward toward the midstream collection reservoir.
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`The device of claim 3, wherein when the diverter is in the second position,
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`the actuation panel extends downward, thereby allowing urine in the initial collection
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`well to drain into the initial stream collection reservoir.
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`6.
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`The device of claim 1, further comprising an extraction port formed at a
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`rear portion of the top of the housing, and an extraction tube connected to the extraction
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`port, the extraction tube extending into the midstream collection reservoir urine to collect
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`urine stored therein.
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`f.
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`The device of claim 6, wherein the extraction port comprises a cannula
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`extending therefrom whichis adapted to form a connection with a vacuum collection
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`tube providing negative pressurefor extracting the urine.
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`8.
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`The device of claim 1, wherein the housing is formed of injection molded
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`polypropylene.
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`9.
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`The device of claim 1, wherein, in the collection cavity, the upwardly-
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`extending portion of the outer wall is curved to form a funnel.
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`10. The device of claim 9, wherein the funnel comprisesalip portion which
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`extends forward and upward direct the urine stream into the funnel.
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`11.
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`The device of claim 1, wherein the lowerportion is divided into the initial
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`stream collection reservoir and the midstream collection reservoir by an inwardly-
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`extending portion of the housing which forms the dividing wall.
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`|The device of claim 1, wherein the lower portion is divided into the initial
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`stream collection reservoir and the midstream collection reservoir by a barrier
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`positioned in the interior volume to form a dividing wall.
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`13.|The device of claim 1, wherein the fulcrum axis is positioned at an axis of
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`rotation of the diverter.
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`14.
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`The device of claim 1, wherein the fulcrum axis is positioned adjacent a
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`top edge of the dividing wall and runs parallel to the dividing wall, extending from one
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`side of the housing to another side of the housing.
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`15.
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`The device of claim 1, further comprising an excess spout formedin the
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`bottom of the housing to dispel excess urine from the initial stream collection reservoir.
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`16.
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`Amethod of collecting a midstream urine stream using a device having a
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`housing comprising an outer wall enclosing an interior volume, the interior volume
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`having an upper portion which forms aninitial collection well, and a lower portion which
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`is divided by a dividing wall into an initial stream collection reservoir and a midstream
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`collection reservoir, the housing further comprising a collection cavity formed on top of
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`the housing by an upwardly-extending portion of the outer wall, the collection cavity
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`having a collection drain in a bottom thereof to allow a urine stream to flow into the
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`housing, the housing further comprising a rotatable diverter having a deflection panel
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`and an actuation panel joined along a fulcrum axis, the method comprising:
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`receiving an initial urine stream while the diverter is in a first position in which the
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`actuation panel is positioned to separate theinitial collection well from the initial stream
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`collection reservoir and the deflection panel is positioned to separate theinitial
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`collection well from the midstream collection reservoir,
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`allowing the diverter to rotate from the first position to a second position;
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`receiving a midstream urine stream while the diverter is in the second position in
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`which the deflector panel deflects the urine stream received through the collection drain
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`into the midstream collection reservoir,
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`wherein the actuation panel comprises a piece of absorbent material affixed to a
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`top surface thereof, within the initial collection well.
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`17.|The method of claim 16, further comprising affixing a piece of paper to the
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`actuation panel and to an inner structure of the housing to hold the diverterin thefirst
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`position.
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`18.|The method of claim 17, wherein the diverter rotates from the first position
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`to the second position whena tensile strength of the piece of paper is overcome.
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`19.
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`The method of claim 18, wherein when the diverter is in the second
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`position, the deflector panel forms an acute angle with respect to horizontal, such thatit
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`slopes downward toward the midstream collection reservoir.
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`20.
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`The method of claim 18, wherein when thediverter is in the second
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`position, the actuation panel extends downward, thereby allowing urine in the initial
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`collection well to drain into the initial stream collection reservoir.
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