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An apparatus for guiding the flow of urine from a female is disclosed. It includes a urinary-guide unit which is shaped to the contours of the female genital region and constructed of one-piece, flexible material, secured in place manually or by means of specially constructed garments which can be u

An apparatus for guiding the flow of urine from a female is disclosed. It includes a urinary-guide unit which is shaped to the contours of the female genital region and constructed of one-piece, flexible material, secured in place manually or by means of specially constructed garments which can be used to store the unit when the unit is intended to be worn. The method of using this apparatus is also disclosed.

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A contoured, urinary-guide unit device for use by females to dispose of or collect urine having a plurality of contoured regions and, comprising: (a) a flexible member have a bore therethrough, said felxible member being acutely angularly extended from the contoured regions of the unitary device; (b

A contoured, urinary-guide unit device for use by females to dispose of or collect urine having a plurality of contoured regions and, comprising: (a) a flexible member have a bore therethrough, said felxible member being acutely angularly extended from the contoured regions of the unitary device; (b) an inside surface of said device, having a urethral orifice for approximating the user\s external urethral orifice and for passage of urine from the urethra through said flexible member of said device to the outside surface thereof which extends externally therefrom; (c) a non invasive vaginal cover located on the interior surface of said device and disposed at a distance beneath said orifice generally equivalent to the distance between the urethra and the vaginal opening of the user, said cover covering the vaginal orifice to prevent urine contamination thereof; (d) a base contour region which is generally shaped to extend laterally of the flexible member to conform to the perineum of the female genital anatomy and has a curvature declination as it forms; (e) a pubic contour region which is generally shaped to extend at a right angle to the flexible member; (f) left and right groin contour regions which are configured and shaped to conform to the left and right areas of the labium majus; (g) means providing a vaginal-ridge guide configured to mate with and engage the vagina and formed by the base of the vaginal cover and extending down toward the base contour region of said device, said ridge having an elevation portion which declines dimensionally on each side to adjoin the groin contour regions, pubic contour regions, and base contour region; (h) said vaginal cover and vaginal-ridge guide being functional in use to align the external vaginal orifice around the user\s urethral orifice; (i) said left and right contour regions converging at the orifice, forming a labial contour region which is shaped to surround the labium minus area of the genital region; (j) said contour regions being shaped so that in use they conform to the lower vaginal orifice and frenulum of the user; (k) said flexible member being constructed and so arranged that passed urine is not stored therein, but passes therethrough for external collection by a suitable receptacle or a disposal device.