Human waste collection bag

• US 10,076,438 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 09/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Coloplast A/S
• Original Assignee: Coloplast A/S
• Inventors: Bendix, Jakob, Falleboe, Hans, Hoggarth, Marcus, Marell, Jeanne
• Primary Examiner(s): Scherbel, Todd J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Townsend, Guy K
• Application Number:
  US14/343,272
• Publication Number:
  US 20140296807A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,195 Days
• Field of Search: 604332
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/4404 Details or parts
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/443 having adhesive seals for securing to the body, e.g. of hydrocolloid type, e.g. gels, starches, karaya gums adhesives or sealing pads therefor A61L24/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/445 Colostomy, ileostomy or urethrostomy devices A61F5/441, A61F5/442, A61F5/443 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/448 Means for attaching bag to seal ring

Abstract

A human waste collection bag comprising a front wall facing away from the skin and a rear wall facing towards the skin, the walls being made from flexible material, the bag having an inlet opening for receiving human waste, wherein at least the front wall has a gray or grayish color that provides low contrast to the wearer'"'"'s skin.

Claims

1. A human waste collection bag adapted for use by a patient having a colostomy, an ileostomy, or a urostomy, the collection bag comprising:

a front wall arranged to face away from skin of the patient and a rear wall arranged to face towards the skin of the patient, the collection bag having an inlet opening for receiving human waste,

wherein at least the front wall has a wall color configured to be less visible than an ostomy appliance having a skin tone colored wall with L* of about 72;

a* of about 6; and

b* of about 12 as measured by a CIE L*a*b* color code system, where the wall color is a gray color having a color value in a range, as measured by the CIE L*a*b* color code system, of L* from about 63 to about 68;

a* from negative 1.5 to positive 2.0; and

b* from positive 1.5 to positive 9.0.

2. The human waste collection bag according to claim 1, wherein the color value for b* of the front wall from positive 2.0 to positive 5.0.

3. The human waste collection bag according to claim 1, wherein the rear wall has an identical color value as the front wall.

4. The human waste collection bag according to claim 1, wherein the collection bag is provided with an outlet for passing the human waste out of the collection bag.

5. The human waste collection bag according to claim 1, wherein the rear wall is provided with an adhesive for attachment to the skin.

6. The human waste collection bag according to claim 5, wherein the adhesive is in the form of an adhesive wafer.

7. The human waste collection bag according to claim 6, wherein the rear wall is detachable from the wafer.

8. The human waste collection bag according to claim 6, wherein the rear wall is integrated with the wafer.

9. The human waste collection bag of claim 1, further comprising an inner bag formed from sealed opposing inner walls, where the inner bag is disposed inside of and between the front wall and the rear wall.

10. The human waste collection bag according to claim 9, wherein the inner walls are transparent or translucent.

11. The human waste collection bag according to claim 9, wherein the inner walls have an identical color value as the front wall.

12. The human waste collection bag of claim 1, wherein at least an exterior surface of the front wall consists essentially of the wall color.

13. The human waste collection bag of claim 1, wherein the front wall comprises:

an inner layer facing the rear wall, the inner layer being impermeable to moisture and odor; and

an ornamental outer layer arranged to face away from the skin of the patient, the ornamental outer layer including the wall color.

14. A human waste collection bag adapted for use by an ostomy patient, the collection bag comprising:

a front wall arranged to face away from skin of the patient;

a rear wall arranged to face towards the skin of the patient; and

a waste receiving inlet formed in the rear wall;

wherein at least the front wall of the collection bag has a wall color configured to be less visible than an ostomy appliance having a skin tone colored wall with L* of about 72;

a* of about 6; and

b* of about 12 as measured by a CIE L*a*b* color code system, where the wall color is a gray color having a color value in a range, as measured by the CIE L*a*b* color code system, of L*=64 and a*=0.6 and b*=3.

15. The human waste collection bag of claim 14, wherein at least an exterior surface of the front wall consists essentially of the wall color.

16. A human waste collection bag adapted for use by an ostomy patient, the collection bag comprising:

a front wall arranged to face away from skin of the patient;

a rear wall arranged to face towards the skin of the patient; and

a waste receiving inlet formed in the rear wall;

wherein at least the front wall of the collection bag has a wall color configured to be less visible than an ostomy appliance having a skin tone colored wall with L* of about 72;

a* of about 6; and

b* of about 12 as measure by a CIE L*a*b* color code system, where the wall color is a gray color having a color value in a range, as measured by the CIE L*a*b* color code system, of L* about 63 to 68;

a* from negative 0.99 to positive 1.23; and

b* from negative 0.74 to positive 8.32.

17. The human waste collection bag of claim 16, wherein at least an exterior surface of the front wall consists essentially of the wall color.

18. The human waste collection bag of claim 16, wherein the front wall comprises:

an inner layer facing the rear wall, the inner layer being impermeable to moisture and odor; and

an ornamental outer layer arranged to face away from the skin of the patient, the ornamental outer layer including the wall color.

19. A human waste collection bag adapted for use by a patient having a colostomy, an ileostomy, or a urostomy, the collection bag comprising:

a front wall arranged to face away from skin of the patient and a rear wall arranged to face towards the skin of the patient, the collection bag having an inlet opening for receiving human waste,

wherein at least the front wall has a wall color configured to be less visible than an ostomy appliance having a skin tone colored wall having L* of about 72;

a* of about 6; and

b* of about 12 as measured by a CIE L*a*b* color code system, where the wall color is a gray color having a color value in a range, as measured by the CIE L*a*b* color code system, of L* from about 63 to about 75;

a* from negative 0.99 to positive 1.23; and

b* from negative 0.74 to positive 8.32.

20. The human waste collection bag of claim 19,

wherein the rear wall has a rear wall color configured to be less visible than the ostomy appliance having the skin tone colored wall;

wherein the rear wall color has a rear wall color value as measured by the CIE L*a*b* color code system of L* in the range, as measured by the CIE L*a*b* color code system, of L* from about 63 to about 75;

a* from negative 0.99 to positive 1.23; and

b* from negative 0.74 to positive 8.32.

21. The human waste collection bag of claim 19, wherein the wall color of the front wall consists essentially of the gray color.