Body conforming flange for human waste collection bag

• US 20050010180A1
• Filed: 12/04/2003
• Published: 01/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Wang, Lin, Ohuchi, Seika
• Application Number:
  US10/728,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20050010180A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/322
• 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 5/451 Genital or anal receptacles A61F5/441, A61F5/442, A61F5/443 take precedence ; other body securing means A61F5/4408; devices for taking faeces samples A61B10/0038; devices for taking urine samples A61B10/007

Abstract

The present invention relates to human waste collection bags for babies, children or adults to be attached to a wearer. More particularly it relates to a flange (12) for a human waste collection bag comprising an inner periphery and an outer periphery, where the flange (12) comprises slits (13) extending to said inner periphery.

Claims

1. A flange for a human waste collection bag comprising an inner periphery and an outer periphery, characterised in that said flange comprises slits extending to said inner periphery.

2. A flange according to claim 1 wherein said flange comprises from 2 to 20 slits.

3. A flange according to claims 1 wherein said slits have a length of at least 5 mm.

4. A flange according to claim 1 wherein said slits have a width of at least 1 mm.

5. A flange according to claim 1 wherein the angle between said slits and the tangent of inner periphery of said flange is from 10°

to 90°

.

6. A flange according to claim 5 wherein the angle between said slits and the tangent of inner periphery of said flange is from 40°

to 60°

.

7. A flange according to claim 1 wherein the flange further comprises slits extending to said outer periphery.