DISPOSABLE PLASTIC, ELIMINATION-TRAPPING BAG FOR INCONTINENT PATIENTS
First Claim
1. An elimination-trapping bag for incontinent patients, comprising:
- a sack having an open-top portion;
a thin resilient annular oval-shaped flange secured to said sack around said open-top portion to extend outwardly therefrom with said sack extending downwardly from said flange said flange including an elongated top opening communicating with said open-top portion of said sack;
said flange including an elongated rearward portion with outer edges converging toward a rear end of said flange and a convex top surface for following a curved body portion of an incontinent patient immediately rearward of the anus and between the cheeks of the patient'"'"''"'"'s buttocks to create a fluidtight seal therewith, a relatively short forward end portion beyond a forward end of said sack including a concave top surface for overlying and tightly following a curved body portion of said patient forward of said anus and above the mons Veneris of a female patient, and opposing side portions between said forward and rearward portions for sealing tightly against body portions of said patient between said anus and the upper legs and cheeks of the buttocks of said patient; and
means on said flange for urging said top surfaces against said body portions of said patient around said anus to create a fluidtight seal between said sack and said anus including straps connected to said forward and rearward portions of said flange on opposite sides of the major axis of said opening in said flange and a body-encircling belt connected to said straps.
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Abstract
A disposable plastic elimination-trapping bag for incontinent patients or the like, including a sack having an open-top portion, and a thin resilient annular oval-shaped flange secured to the sack around the open-top portion to extend outwardly therefrom with the sack extending downwardly from the flange. The flange and the sack are sized to be attached to and positioned below the patient in the vicinity of the anus or in the vicinity of the anus extending to the vicinity of the urinary duct. The flange is shaped to conform to the contour of the patient. The sack may include a forward and a rearward edge one of which extends below the flange a greater distance than the other. The sack may be attached to the flange at acute angles to the axes of the flange.
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5 Claims
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1. An elimination-trapping bag for incontinent patients, comprising:
- a sack having an open-top portion;
a thin resilient annular oval-shaped flange secured to said sack around said open-top portion to extend outwardly therefrom with said sack extending downwardly from said flange said flange including an elongated top opening communicating with said open-top portion of said sack;
said flange including an elongated rearward portion with outer edges converging toward a rear end of said flange and a convex top surface for following a curved body portion of an incontinent patient immediately rearward of the anus and between the cheeks of the patient'"'"''"'"'s buttocks to create a fluidtight seal therewith, a relatively short forward end portion beyond a forward end of said sack including a concave top surface for overlying and tightly following a curved body portion of said patient forward of said anus and above the mons Veneris of a female patient, and opposing side portions between said forward and rearward portions for sealing tightly against body portions of said patient between said anus and the upper legs and cheeks of the buttocks of said patient; and
means on said flange for urging said top surfaces against said body portions of said patient around said anus to create a fluidtight seal between said sack and said anus including straps connected to said forward and rearward portions of said flange on opposite sides of the major axis of said opening in said flange and a body-encircling belt connected to said straps.
- a sack having an open-top portion;
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2. The elimination-trapping bag of claim 1 wherein said elongated opening in said flange includes opposing edges of greater length than corresponding outer edges of said side portions of said flange.
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3. The elimination-trapping bag of claim 2 wherein said opposing side portions of said flange are of a tapered cross section having a greater thickness immediately adjacent said elongated opening in said flange than at said outer edges of said flange member.
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4. The elimination-trapping bag of claim 3 wherein said means on said flange for urging said top surfaces against said body portions further includes a layer of adhesive material on said top surface of said rearward portion of said flange for sealing tightly to the curved body portion of said incontinent patient immediately adjacent and around the anus of said patient.
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5. The elimination-trapping bag of claim 4 wherein the top surface of said forward and opposing side portions of said flange are covered with a soft pliable material.
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