COLOSTOMY BALLOON PLUG

• US 20170135846A1
• Filed: 11/18/2015
• Published: 05/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Incontinent Control Devices, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Incontinent Control Devices, Inc.
• Inventors: Weiss, Stephen Joel, Simovich, David
• Granted Patent: US 10,413,441 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/441 having venting or deodorant means, e.g. filters ; having antiseptic means, e.g. bacterial barriers
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/445 Colostomy, ileostomy or urethrostomy devices A61F5/441, A61F5/442, A61F5/443 take precedence

Abstract

The colostomy balloon plug has three parallel conduits with a combined charcoal and hydrophobic filter at one end of the largest central first conduit. The largest central first conduit is open at one end and has the combined charcoal and hydrophobic filter at its other end, for elimination of bowel gas. A shorter parallel second conduit terminates on one end in a first balloon and on a second end in a first one-way valve. A shortest parallel third conduit terminates on one end in a second balloon and on a second end in a second one-way valve. A syringe and extension conduit is selectively attached to the two one-way valves. Air, saline solution or sterilized water can be introduced from the syringe through the one-way valves of the extension conduit to inflate the two balloons about the largest central first conduit. The one-way valves prevent deflation of the balloons unless the shorter or shortest parallel conduits are cut to allow the fluid from the two balloons to exit and deflate the balloons.

Claims

1. A colostomy balloon plug device including a proximal end and a distal end, comprising:

three parallel conduits including a largest central first conduit, a shorter parallel second conduit and a shortest parallel third conduit, wherein the largest central first conduit having a proximal first end and a distal second end;

a first balloon surrounding the largest central first conduit and the shorter parallel second conduit at the distal end of the colostomy balloon plug device;

a second balloon surrounding the three parallel conduits at a central portion of the colostomy balloon plug device between the distal end and the proximal end of the colostomy balloon plug device;

the second shorter parallel conduit including a first end and a second end, the shorter parallel second conduit being in fluid communication with the first balloon on the first end of the shorter parallel second conduit and in communication with a first one-way valve on the second end of the shorter parallel second conduit;

the shortest parallel third conduit including a first end and a second end, the shortest parallel third conduit being in fluid communication with the second balloon on the first end of the shortest parallel third conduit and in communication with a second one-way valve on the second end of the shortest parallel third conduit.

2. The colostomy balloon plug device of claim 1, further comprising a syringe and an extension conduit for attachment to the first one-way valve and/or the second one-way valve.

3. The colostomy balloon plug device of claim 1, further comprising a combined charcoal and hydrophobic filter on a proximal second end of the largest central first conduit.

4. The colostomy balloon plug device of claim 1, wherein the first balloon has a diameter, when inflated, ranging from 3.5 cm to 4.5 cm.

5. The colostomy balloon plug device of claim 1, wherein the second balloon has a diameter, when inflated, ranging from 1.5 cm to 3.0 cm.

6. The colostomy balloon plug device of claim 1, wherein the shorter parallel second conduit has a diameter of approximately 1.0 mm.

7. The colostomy balloon plug device of claim 1, wherein the shortest parallel third conduit has a diameter of approximately 1.0 mm.

8. The colostomy balloon plug device of claim 1, wherein the largest central first conduit has an overall length ranging from 4.0 cm to 10.0 cm.