ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,271, issued on April 21.
"External urinary catheterization device and method of use" was invented by Roxanna Stead (Canyon Lake, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An external urinary catheterization device for externally catheterizing a female includes a shell, which defines an interior space and which is substantially impermeable to urine. A cutout is positioned in an upper face of the shell. The shell is positionable between legs of a female with the cutout over her a vulva. A fill material, which is positioned in and which substantially occupies the interior space, wicks urine from the vulva into the interior space. A tube, w...